Italian fascist buckle : pics request

[Ric Ferrari]

Hallo guys,

here's an Italian Fascist buckle for paratrooper late war made (1944) :
since I'm looking for variants, I will be glad to receive pics of any similar one.

In the case, email to: b.collector@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance

Best

Ric

[Ric Ferrari]

Italian R.S.I. fascist buckles

Back side : the German influence is clearly seen.....

[regiment739]

Unusual buckle Ric like you said, very German influenced!

[Ric Ferrari]

Unusual buckle Ric like you said, very German influenced!

........but indeed Italian finish : it's burnished steel.

Ric

[regiment739]

Do you think they got the dies from the Germans and adapted them or created their own?

[Ric Ferrari]

Do you think they got the dies from the Germans and adapted them or created their own?

Ben,

I guess they were only manufactured in Milano by an Italian die, but I'm looking for confirmation......

Ric

[regiment739]

Thanks Ric

[KC1]

Ric -

A very nice and elaborate Italian buckle - still keeping a keen out for you on these buckles.

Ben/Ric - we often discuss "influences" and your comments are very timely as I was sitting down with a colleague of mine looking over various assortments of militaria and came across these US WWI campaign medals. Look closely at these two medals and you can easily see "SA" commonalities with the eagle and roundle effect.

Dan

[regiment739]

Hi Dan, yes you can, I have had many discussions when I was in the military with my colleges, it is amazing how the Wehrmacht influenced our Army in lots of ways. Alot of our equipment even to this day in German design. We adapted German tactics up until the late eighties

[helmutderpa]

Military training

When I made my military training period (that was mandatory in France for all men and was lasting 10 months when I did it), everything that I learned about, I was very surprised to find later it was lying in the "Reibert" manual for Infantry !!

More than coincidence indeed.

[John T]

I love RSI items (and Ustasi)...and yes German too....

[Ric Ferrari]

Many of them were brought back by British and US vet........

.....so I hope someone will be able to satisfy my request.

Best

Ric

[Ric Ferrari]

Many of them were brought back by British and US vet........


Best

Ric

Here's is a recently find from a 34th Vet estate : the buckle was probably made by the same maker of Para's.

Btw, I repeat my pics request of other examples

Best

Ric

[Ric Ferrari]

Many of them were brought back by British and US vet........

Best

Ric

Back side

[Raffaello Carola]

Salve Ric,

stunning RSI buckles very very rare
my compliments.
cheers, Raffaello