Post those Italian M-33s

[Paolo Marzetti]

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[julio zary]

[tankredi]

Please post a sharp close-up of the stencil.

[julio zary]

Not in my hands yet.

In a few days.

[Gil]

The vent holes appear post war.....

[julio zary]

tks

[MajorBonacelli]

Mind checking this helmet out? It happens to be mine. I am sure it is a WWII manufacture but what gets me is the paint...

http://www.comandosupremo.com/forums...69#entry105769

[Dennis S]

Early m33 sold , given or left by Italians during the Spanish Civil war. Then repainted by Francoist government post Spanish civil war. Later imported in large quantities to the USA as surplus goods.

[MajorBonacelli]

Early m33 sold , given or left by Italians during the Spanish Civil war. Then repainted by Francoist government post Spanish civil war. Later imported in large quantities to the USA as surplus goods.

Thanks for the info!

So an olive green coat indicates Francoist usage? BTW from these photos, I noticed there to be a greyish paint underneath this coat. Could that be the original Italian paint, or no?

[Gil]

"... repainted by Francoist government.." ... with italian stencil ? I don't understend.

[MajorBonacelli]

"... repainted by Francoist government.." ... with italian stencil ? I don't understend.

Italy gave/left a good amount of Adrian and M33 helmets to/in Spain after the Civil War. Franco's forces repainted them (I didn't know what color until now) for their own armed forces, so it is to my knowledge that sometimes you may find Original Italian Insignia or paint underneath.

[Dennis S]

Early m33 sold , given or left by Italians during the Spanish Civil war. Then repainted by Francoist government post Spanish civil war. Later imported in large quantities to the USA as surplus goods.

This statement I made is in reference to the commando supremo link of the brown thick painted helmet .

[tankredi]

tks

Sorry, total fake.
Postwar m33 repainted + fake stencil.

[julio zary]

What about this one? And thanks for the previous coments.






Thanks again.

[julio zary]

Looks like the same type of stencil I really do not know the difference. Any references sugested?

Thanks