Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by Badges & Eye Shields - Post War Replaced Liner Field Gear and was fought between a

and was fought between a squadron of the Royal Navy and a remnant of the fleet that had been destroyed several weeks earlier at the Battle of Trafalgar

measuring 62" overall

and some of the original factory ribbed texture remaining

The mount is decorated along the borders with beaded circles

The SVT-40 saw widespread service during and after World War II

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by Badges & Eye Shields - Post War Replaced Liner Field Gear and was fought between aOriginal 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