Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 58 - Dated 1943 Category_Spade Grip Assembly and the cylinder is marked

and the cylinder is marked 91 97 on the back

The gun is in a very large 11 bore and is quite substantial

Almost no cleaning efforts have been made on these locks

and you will help this Headquarters send out subsequent reports promptly if you will write only to notify this office of any change in your address

It does not look to have been attached to a belt for any major amount of time

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 58 - Dated 1943 Category_Spade Grip Assembly and the cylinder is markedOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops 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 German eagle. There were