Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern Auction Silvered cast metal

Silvered cast metal

exhibiting signs of period use

measuring 58 mm (w) x 92 mm (h) inclusive of its bow and laterally-pierced ball suspension

Pembroke (1920)

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern Auction Silvered cast metal(Heer Tropenhelm). A very well preserved, second pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a thin cork shell lined with a smooth olive drab doeskin felt. It consists of a central canister flanked by dual insignia. Each constructed of zink and measuring 35 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), the right insignia features a Wehrmacht tricolour shield, while the left bears a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The crown is topped