First pattern tropical pith helmet with a formed cork core covered in a ribbed tan cotton twill. The helmet features a six panel vertically seamed tan cotton twill crown with a horizontal band stitched at the rear center at the juncture of the crown and the all around visor. The helmet has two stamped alloy shields with a national eagle to the left side and a national tri-color shield to the right side. The national eagle shield features a high relief embossed Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings on a slightly textured black painted background field. The national tri-color shield features three diagonally angled bars in the colors of red, white, and black on a slightly textured background field. Sweatband is complete. Chinstrap is also present. Size marked 57 and is maker marked to B.K. 41