Tropical Navy Pith Helmet Shield

Product Description: A rare near mint Tropical Navy Pith Helmet Shield. Excellent near mint condition and exhibit 99% of their original paint.  All three soldered attachment prongs are present and have not been used.  The reverse of the Tropical Navy Pith Helmet Shield is well marked with the embossed, manufacturer’s initials and date, “G B 41”, indicating manufacture by Gustav Bremmer in 1941.

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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