Original German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Eye Shields - Size 55cm MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets and the shell also easily

and the shell also easily removes from the casing

Ruptured duck patch

and the top is marked in German Blackletter typeface with Fallschirmschützen= / Abzeichen in silver paint

30 caliber wood ammo boxes are stenciled outside with "CHEST 49-1-84"

000 ft/s) for a typical rifle (small arms) round

Original German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Eye Shields - Size 55cm MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets and the shell also easilyOriginal 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