Original German WWII Service Worn 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges French Gun Magazines - Period copy of discharge

- Period copy of discharge showing his service in the 45th Division

The grenade is a standard recent design fragmentation grenade

and there is a small hook on a leather strap

There are markings added directly to the map

but this is the first of the smaller versions that we have had in some time

Original German WWII Service Worn 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges French Gun Magazines - Period copy of dischargeOriginal 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