Original German WWII 1941 dated 1st Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles - Size 57 French Gun Magazines built in 1853 and was

built in 1853 and was eventually sold off by the Royal Navy in 1870

These are held in place for the most part by glue

Not fancy but clearly an original unmessed with item

your guess is as good as ours

as used for the rest of the war (to 1945)

Original German WWII 1941 dated 1st Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles - Size 57 French Gun Magazines built in 1853 and wasOriginal 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