Original German WWII 1942 dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 57 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly 92 mm Madsen MGs

92 mm Madsen MGs

The crossguard langet has a typical Alcoso style deco open winged eagle which looks to the viewer's left

It has a size ink stamp of 58 (which was large for a jugend member)

the needle points north and the case can turn

The wood loading tray is waffen amt marked and dated 1934

Original German WWII 1942 dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 57 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly 92 mm Madsen MGsOriginal 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