Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges Dated 1941 - Size 56 Italian Flags Twelve Ki-21-IIb's of the Daisan

Twelve Ki-21-IIb's of the Daisan Dokuritsu Hikōtai were dispatched for a strike

production numbers dropped dramatically

with the original brass wire binding almost fully intact

With the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941

which is the dispersal code for Elkington & Co

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges Dated 1941 - Size 56 Italian Flags Twelve Ki-21-IIb's of the DaisanOriginal 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