Original German WWII 1942 Dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by Helmfabrik W. & F.B.,N. with Eye Shields - Size 58 Hotchkiss MG An exception to the predominance

An exception to the predominance of large-bladed sevillanas was the salvavirgo ("chastity knife")

The interior of the helmet still has the original M31 leather liner with all eight of it's fingers intact and a repaired top tie

which reads Dolmetscher (Interpreter) Willi Hezinger

There is not much wear to the blade minus some oxidation spotting near the tip

Original German WWII 1942 Dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by Helmfabrik W. & F.B.,N. with Eye Shields - Size 58 Hotchkiss MG An exception to the predominanceOriginal 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 (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