Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by G.A.H. Helmfabrik with Eye Shields - size 57 Category_Night Sights at various times in the

at various times in the 1930s and 1940s

with just light oxidation

The Golden Yellow / Black / golden Yellow stripes indicate that it is for a Luftwaffe Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion

The bayonet is in New Old Stock condition

and does not appear to have ever been repainted

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by G.A.H. Helmfabrik with Eye Shields - size 57 Category_Night Sights at various times in theOriginal 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 (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