Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern Hold he was awarded the War

he was awarded the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

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Hermann Kassel

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern Hold he was awarded the War(Heer Tropenhelm). A very well preserved first pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell fully lined on the exterior with a khaki tan canvas liner. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in an identical canvas. The canister is flanked on each side by aluminum shield insignia. Each measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), the right side features a red, white (finished in