Original German WWII 1942 dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 57 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly It has a size ink

It has a size ink stamp of 58 (which was large for a jugend member)

The crossguard langet has a typical Alcoso style deco open winged eagle which looks to the viewer's left

but the back of the dagger has full factory polish grain

The framed picture measures 13" x 10"

It is painted in red lettering as follows:

Original German WWII 1942 dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 57 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly It has a size inkOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, 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