Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - size 57 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Bandoliers are now less common

Bandoliers are now less common due to the use of detachable magazines and belt-fed firearms

The liner & chinstrap are both absent

The center of the lid is engraved with an aviator insignia

Without the men and women to carry the torch on the frontlines

and officers appointed as aides to the Royal Family and to the personal staff of senior officers in command

Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - size 57 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Bandoliers are now less commonOriginal 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