Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges and Maker Marking - Size 57 Japanese Marines Blade has lost most of

Blade has lost most of the original finish

Many European households were much concerned with street violence and this indoor shooting designed to get Ladies and young adults familiar with guns for self protection was an instant hit at the time

(Many of those were later destroyed in training accidents

We believe that the barrel was and Sikh replacement as this gun was recovered in the kingdom of Nepal in 2003

The saw back is intact and sharp

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges and Maker Marking - Size 57 Japanese Marines Blade has lost most ofOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry 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