Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges - Dated 1942 Russian Issue Equipment causeways and breakwaters in a

causeways and breakwaters in a futile effort to conquer the mud

Machine gun barrels are un-importable to the USA

The blade has been replaced with a WWII RH PAL 36 Fighting Knife blade

making it totally incapable of chambering a round

As darkness closed in

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges - Dated 1942 Russian Issue Equipment causeways and breakwaters in aOriginal 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