This is a near mint, original WW2 era Nazi German DAK Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) Double Decal Tropenhelm Tropical Helmet as used by DAK troops in the Africa & Italy campaigns. One side of the green felt material covered hard helmet is mounted with its original metal shield badge with enamelled German National Tri-colours. The other side has the Nazi Army DAK metal shield badge with silver coloured ‘Eagle with Swastika’ on a black enamel back ground. The helmet is complete with clean leather sweatband, red felt and green cloth liner, leather trimmed brim, vented crown and green leather chinstrap. The crown of the helmet has the correct brass vent. All material is clean and intact. The excellent, clean leather sweatband is crisply impressed by the maker ‘JHS’. The inside of the liner is ink stamped with size ‘55’ (6 ¾) and WW2 date ‘1942’ (illustrated). The price for this DAK piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23068:1
£695