Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern, by APN Hold approximately 71x23mm (2 x1)

approximately 71x23mm (2 x1)

French Legion of Honour

ribbon has slight discolouration and is frayed at one end

” and the 6 o’clock arm is engraved with “K & Th

measuring 323 mm in length inclusive of the loops

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern, by APN Hold approximately 71x23mm (2 x1)(Heer Tropenhelm, 2. Form). A second pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell which is fully lined on the exterior with olive drab felt. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in identical felt. The canister is flanked by insignia constructed of a zink alloy, with the right side featuring a red, white (substituted with silver base metal), and black Wehrmacht tri