Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Civic Police Sun Helmet with Badges - size 54 British Antique Guns Campaigns undertaken in excessively hilly

Campaigns undertaken in excessively hilly or mountainous regions—such as the North West Frontier or the Himalayan foothills—were often difficult to support effectively with conventional artillery

but that is the way things were done after the war started

determinedly continued on to a point close to the Japanese position

The Belgian makers were also the traditional source for additional British military arms during periods of need greater than could be accommodated by the London and Birmingham makers

and consequently virtually none have become available to collectors until now

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Civic Police Sun Helmet with Badges - size 54 British Antique Guns Campaigns undertaken in excessively hillyOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung ("Tropical Headwear"), 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 an