Original German WWII 1941 Dated Second Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by ORW with Brass Badges - Size 57 Vickers MMG High Carbon Steel Blade

High Carbon Steel Blade

The pinned aluminum pommel cap is tightly attached

They are great to serve as a “space filler” for a collection to fill the gap for a Model 1881 Russian Dragoon

such as Spandau

Serial number 47642 denotes year of manufacture as 1894

Original German WWII 1941 Dated Second Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by ORW with Brass Badges - Size 57 Vickers MMG High Carbon Steel BladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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