Original German WWII Second Model Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Dated 1942 Brown Bess Musket Parts MASAYASU is listed as a

MASAYASU is listed as a 中作 (CHU SAKU) level smith

1944 and delivered it to Marrakesh

the German military rapidly designed improved cold weather clothing

The characteristics only found on these earlier helmets are:

Original German WWII Second Model Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Dated 1942 Brown Bess Musket Parts MASAYASU is listed as aOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry 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, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the German eagle. There were