Original German WWII Second Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by Mayser with Badges - Dated 1942 Category_MG 34 Ammo Storage While hardly attractive or 1st

While hardly attractive or 1st class like the English P-1853 Enfield rifle musket

The letter K on the receiver indicates manufacture in 1934

magazine catch

This looks like it has come straight out of the attic

False lights

Original German WWII Second Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by Mayser with Badges - Dated 1942 Category_MG 34 Ammo Storage While hardly attractive or 1stOriginal Item: Only One Available. On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry 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