Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern Auction Archive He was also Chief of

He was also Chief of Staff of St

unmarked but textbook JFS manufacture

measuring 50 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

A rare and published example of a Luftwaffe Officer’s dagger

obverse illustrating a rifle overlaying an open book

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern Auction Archive He was also Chief of(Heer Tropenhelm). A very well preserved first pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell fully lined on the exterior with a khaki tan canvas liner. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in an identical canvas. The canister is flanked on each side by aluminum shield insignia. Each measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), the right side features a red, white (finished in