Original German WWII First Model DAK Kriegsmarine Sun Pith Helmet in size 56 - dated 1941 Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets as the threads on the

as the threads on the cast metal top fitting have mostly stripped out

After a series of convoy patrols and uneventful sweeps over the lines

but the latch is very stiff and we had to clamp it to get it out

His brother George

Original German WWII First Model DAK Kriegsmarine Sun Pith Helmet in size 56 - dated 1941 Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets as the threads on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. On their first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical Headwear), 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