Original German WWII First Model DAK Luftwaffe Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 57 Russian Flare Guns The blade shoulders perfectly meet

The blade shoulders perfectly meet the crossguard contour

The chin scales are in good condition

and a few small nicks on the edge

This is a fine maker marked gold wound badge with original case box by B

The short lever pattern is especially desirable because it is the configuration most strongly associated with British service during the 1870s and the Anglo-Zulu War

Original German WWII First Model DAK Luftwaffe Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 57 Russian Flare Guns The blade shoulders perfectly meetOriginal Item: Only One Available. On the first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrika Korps 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