The legendary Afrika Korps was the German expeditionary force operating in Libya and Tunisia during the North African campaign of WW2. The fighting reputation of the Afrika Korps became almost mythical, as did that of its commander, the "Desert Fox" Erwin Rommel, as they drove the British back in the Western Desert nearly to Cairo, and threatened the Suez Canal itself. DAK soldaten often wore the classic 1st pattern khaki pith helmet, badged with a Heer “eagle” shield on the left side and a National “tricolors” shield on the right side. This German Army WW2 DAK Afrika Korps 1st Pattern Khaki Pith Helmet is in Very Good Condition, with some verdigris to the tricolors shield at the right side, some verdigris soiling around that shield at the right crown, some scattered darkening, spot soiling, and spot verdigris around the exterior, some scattered drying and crazing to the leather chinstrap and edge trim, and with some light overall age wear evident. Most interestingly, it's marked a Size "5" (for 55) inside, making it a US Size 6 7/8, carries the beautiful original Heer “eagle” shield at the left crown and National “tricolors” shield at the right crown, and features the original green finished leather chinstrap with metal hardware and matching green finished leather edge trim. It’s marked at the right side of the brown leather sweatband with the classic triangular “wheat” logo of its maker, the famous ORL, sports a crisp red cotton crown lining, and still remains stout and solid. A beautiful example of a rare, original German Army WW2 DAK Afrika Korps 1st Pattern Khaki Pith Helmet.