Original Items. Very Few Available. We are offering a great selection of sets of DAK Pith helmet emblems which were excavated in North Africa! Each set consists of a “National Colors” badge and a “German Eagle” badge, which were worn on the left and right sides of the pith helmet.

On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical headgear), of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the German eagle. There were several models made, with the first having cotton outer covering made of fabric sewn together.

The badges come in varying condition, some with material loss and some heavily dented, and we cannot guarantee that prongs will be intact on any. Some have prongs intact, some don’t, but even if they are intact, we would not recommend trying to get them affixed to a helmet. These are being sold for display only, and returns for broken prongs will not be accepted.

A fantastic opportunity to add some excavated DAK badges to your collection. Get one before they’re gone.