Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern, by JTA Auction wrote "Memoirs of a Surgeon"

wrote "Memoirs of a Surgeon"

named to Gefreiter Franz Pieber of Nachschubkompanie 118

measuring 205 mm (w) x 255 mm (h) each)

unmarked but attributed to Juncker (known as unknown maker 1)

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern, by JTA Auction wrote "Memoirs of a Surgeon"(Heer Tropenhelm, 2. Form). A second pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell which is fully lined on the exterior with olive drab felt. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in identical felt. The canister is flanked by insignia constructed of zink, with the right side featuring a red, white (substituted with silver base metal), and black Wehrmacht tri colour,