Original German WWII French-made Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet dated 1939 - Size 57 MP 34 As soon as we got

As soon as we got this to our offices we slipped on an old 78-rpm record

Not often encountered retaining with such a depth of blue in the background color

and an overall length of 40 inches

and even with the POW status

Original German WWII French-made Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet dated 1939 - Size 57 MP 34 As soon as we gotOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) troops were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung, of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the German eagle. There were several models made, with the