Germany, Heer. A Tropical Helmet, Second Pattern, Unknown Maker Variant Auction Archive MA) and the Navy Department

MA) and the Navy Department (Washington DC)

070 mm in length with the scabbard on

there were 300 knights

with large sunburst fastening screw plate on reverse

as a Private (3034817) with "C" Company

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Helmet, Second Pattern, Unknown Maker Variant Auction Archive MA) and the Navy Department(Heer Tropenhelm 2. Form). A second pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell. The exterior is fully lined in a smooth and seamless olive drab felt, with a strap of dark olive drab felt fully circumscribing the base of the canister. The crown is topped by a felt lined dome which covers an integral ventilation shaft. Insignia flank the canister, with the left side featuring a silvered and blackened zink shield overlaid by a