Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by J. H. Soffel with Eye Shields - Dated 1942 - Size 56 Sharps Rifle and even the grip frame

and even the grip frame

This bayonet is stored by being reversed on the barrel front and pointed backward when not in use

Known in German as “Sterbebilder”

and cannot be re

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by J. H. Soffel with Eye Shields - Dated 1942 - Size 56 Sharps Rifle and even the grip frameOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical headgear), 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