Original German WWII U.S. G.I. Captured First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - Inscription Under Sweatband - Size 56 Japanese Flags with no signs of major

with no signs of major cleaning or past restoration

The trade-off was weaker side armour

The belt and buckle are unsigned but obviously made by a highly skilled jeweler

This oak iron bound sea chest measures 18-inches tall

which means "People Owned"

Original German WWII U.S. G.I. Captured First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - Inscription Under Sweatband - Size 56 Japanese Flags with no signs of majorOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic 1st Model German sun helmet captured by U. S. Corporal Thomas Edward Tann. He inscribed the underside of the sweatband: TOM TANN 423 N. ST. CHARDON OHIO BROUGHT FROM GERMANY SEPT. 1945 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