Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by APN Dated 1942 - Size 58 Scabbards & Sheaths Recipients of the Order of

Recipients of the Order of Freedom and Independence receive the Order of the National Flag of the same class

The bomb is attached to a wooden base which measures 4½” in diameter and ¾” tall

and comes complete with the original scabbard and a black leather frog

molded into the handle of this example is the comforting phrase TESTED 20

It is size stamped 58 on the steel rim on the underside of the neck guard along with being maker stamped and dated SCHULTZ & HOLDENFLEISS / BERLIN N / 1916 stamped onto a metal plate secured on the inside of the dome round the vent hole

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by APN Dated 1942 - Size 58 Scabbards & Sheaths Recipients of the Order ofOriginal 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