Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - size 56 Miscellaneous Gun Parts KG 51 supported German forces

KG 51 supported German forces during the Battle of Dunkirk and flew missions along the Franco-Swiss border

using headlights despite threat of air attack to speed the movement

The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898

and the later bolt with the extractor with pin

This piece of aircraft aluminum is from that very plane

Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - size 56 Miscellaneous Gun Parts KG 51 supported German forcesOriginal Item: On their first deployment to North Africa in 1941, the 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