Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern, by G.A. Hoffmann Helmfabrik consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac completing at one end in

completing at one end in a loop for uniform attachment

suspended from a period replaced double-looped ring from its period original neck ribbon

Two Royal Rifles of Canada Badges

It carries a facsimile of Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (1882–1946)

accompanied by it’s enamel ribbon bar with button hole backing

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern, by G.A. Hoffmann Helmfabrik consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac completing at one end in(Heer Tropenhelm, 1. Form). A first pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of pressed cork shell with a multi piece khaki tan cotton twill exterior liner. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in identical cotton twill. The left side of the canister is pinned with a zink alloy insignia consisting of a black shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle, measuring 35 mm (w) x