Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Chinstrap - Size 56 Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly a popular caliber of the

a popular caliber of the time

The underside of the rear skirt bears a clear DRP / THALE stamp on the rear skirt under a "Lion" logo

The framed piece comes with a packet of research that was pulled on a website that covered the history and excavation of the site where the German bomber crashed in England

This suggests that Wilson was commissioned to build the case or they sold the pilots with the case as a set

however it has definitely been repainted OD green at some point

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Chinstrap - Size 56 Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly a popular caliber of theOriginal Item: Only One Set 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