Original German WWII 1940 Dated First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet by C. Pose - Size 56 Replica Non-Firing Guns The regiment was shipped to

The regiment was shipped to the Cape Colony during the Eighth Xhosa War in 1851

and also has a 43 date

Navy to his commanding officer

which we are not able to read

The final action took place about 100 miles off the SW of the Isles of Scilly in the western approaches to the British Channel

Original German WWII 1940 Dated First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet by C. Pose - Size 56 Replica Non-Firing Guns The regiment was shipped toOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops 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