Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - Size 57 Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts the 116th replaced the 115th

the 116th replaced the 115th in the attack against Fort Montbarey

These are becoming increasingly hard to find

The manufacturer of the rangefinder was Carl Zeiss of Jena

and was originally brown and then dyed to black

another became a distinguished sports reporter

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - Size 57 Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts the 116th replaced the 115thOriginal 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