Italian fascist cap, three stars.

[Lloyd I.]

Can anyone tell me about this cap? Not my area at all.

[Lloyd I.]

From outside the glass.

[stonemint]

Enorepap and/or Carlo will know.

BTW, guys, these hats are on ebay right now--what is the rank/organisation for this one?:

[stonemint]

And what is this one for (rank/organisation?):

[enorepap]

Hallo Lloyd and Stone

From the limited front views, in my opinion they can supposed to be:

n° 1 - field cap for a Consul (full colonel) of the Militia (M.V.S.N.) 1940-1943;
n° 2 - visor for a middle rank official of the Party (P.N.F.) 1938-1943;
n° 3 - visor for a lower rank official of the Treasury Office 1940-1943.


From the practical point of view, I don't like :
- the absence of piping on n° 2 and the amaranth eagle's background linked together a lower class chincord;
- the fancy band of n° 3, that is new to me and the visor's fabric that would be deep blue. Also in this case the eagle's pattern is linked together a lower class chincord.

This is just my opinion

[enorepap]

Just a little warning. It is quite easy (but very lucrative!) to upgrade a black italian visor, adding showy eagles and chincords, but really starting for instance from a simple and despoiled army gala visor; the same argument is also effective with regard to the field caps. So, it is always very desirable a close inspection, specially about the output technics and the embroidery and sewing of the attributes. best regards