Original German WWII First Model DAK Luftwaffe Tropical Sun Helmet with Goggles - Size 56 Snider Rifle Parts Final development of the M1918A2

Final development of the M1918A2 was authorized on 30 June 1938

The theoretical weight of the fully loaded equipment was 56 pounds (25 kg) for an infantryman in full marching order

as used from 1813 to 1856

he refused evacuation until he had aided in removing another wounded man to safety

and soon afterwards served as a flexible aircraft observer's gun for rear defense

Original German WWII First Model DAK Luftwaffe Tropical Sun Helmet with Goggles - Size 56 Snider Rifle Parts Final development of the M1918A2Original Item: Only One Available. On the first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrika Korps 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