SS Pith Helmet Shields

Product Description: Ultra rare matching pair of German World War II SS Pith Helmet Shields. These SS Pith Helmet Shields are constructed out of a die struck zinc-alloy base that has been silver washed with black and red paint. Both shields exhibit all three of their intact prongs which are crimped. The aluminum shield emblems depict a SS Runes on one and the national tricolor on the other. These emblems are near mint, with full original finish, and show no signs of ever having been on a hemet. The SS Pith Helmet Shields are maker marked “J.F.S. 43”  and “J.F.S. 42”for the firm Josef Felix Sohn, in Ludenscheid.  These matching pair of German World War II SS Pith Helmet Shields are in near mint condition.

Historical Description: The pith helmet is one of the most iconic aspects of the tropical uniform worn by German personnel in WWII. Besides being worn by Rommel’s Afrikakorps, pith helmets were also worn in all; areas on the Southern Front where tropical uniforms were issued, including Italy and the Mediterranean, and southern Russia. Pith helmets were part of the uniform issued by the German Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and the Waffen-SS. The chief visible difference among the pith helmets used by these various organizations, were the metal badges affixed to each side. These were made in the style of the branch decals used on the steel helmet. Early pith helmets were made with a twill fabric outer covering. Later, second pattern examples were covered with felt. As German troops withdrew from Afrika, many pith helmets sat unissued in warehouses, where they were recovered by Allied forces at the end of the war; at one time, later pattern examples were relatively common. With the passage of time, complete original examples, especially in nice condition, have become much harder to find.

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