Original German WWII Service Worn 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges Military Maps • WWII USAAF Leather flight

• WWII USAAF Leather flight helmet type A-11 made by the Selby Shoe Company and named to a Raymond A Clendenning

So often these are missing

a common occurent

and looks ready for use

may show small tears and/or holes and/or missing seams

Original German WWII Service Worn 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges Military Maps • WWII USAAF Leather flightOriginal 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