WWII ITALIAN TROPHY SUN HELMET. It is a rare pressed fibre helmet that was made in Italy in the early 1930s and issued to the Army, as Italy didn’t have any colonies by then. The Aden or Pith helmets that were used by the Afrika Korps, these examples are very hard to find. It is made of corks, which is strengthened and waterproof. The inside has a leather liner, which attaches to some resin coated blades, not unlike the style inside german helmets, via cloth loops. The item “WWII German Italian Rare AFRICA corps PICK/ADEN Tropical Italian SUN HELMET WWII” is in sale since Saturday, January 23, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Italy”. The seller is “dott.hide” and is located in Antona. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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