Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 55 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This wonderful Fallschirmjäger helmet retains

This wonderful Fallschirmjäger helmet retains 99% of its originally applied

We now come to the heroic liberation part

Of interest is the fact that at about this time

Rorke's Drift was a small missionary post garrisoned by a company of the 2/24th Foot

The Finnish government repainted all the helmets they imported from Germany

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 55 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This wonderful Fallschirmjäger helmet retainsOriginal 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