Post those Italian M-33s

[Edelweiss]

On the other side :

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Upside :

[Edelweiss]

Liner, size 58 (size not visible here due to the chinstrap bale) ; the chinstrap was unfortunately cut :

[Edelweiss]

Close-up on the stencil (the flash is a bit awkward here) :

[Edelweiss]

Another try :

[Edelweiss]

Last one, marking stamped at the rear (MRM) :

[Lafitte]

Italian M.33 cutout 'telephone talker'R.Navy. (Courtesy R.C.S)
Bye,PaoloM

About this i have some little doubt on the badge and rivets.
Is it cut away or born like aereofonist helmet?

[flashider]

Edelweiss....Nice original helmet!!

[Paolo Marzetti]

I quote Flashider! Great helmet Edelweiss also for the marking MRM not easy
to see on a Royal Navy M.33!!PaoloM

[Edelweiss]

Thanks for the kind comments.

Do you mind if I ask you two questions ?
What do this "MRM" marking stands for ? (I already noticed it on helmets here, but as it's surely obvious for you, I didn't see any clue about it.)
Do you know if a specific Regia Marina unit was in Nizza at that time ?

Grazie mille !

PS : I managed to find an original unissued chinstrap some time later, to replace the one that was cut, but never decided myself to do the job for 25 years ! Not really convinced it would be wise to, so it sat in the liner for all those years.

[Paolo Marzetti]

Hello Chris,that was one of the few markings you can find on the
M.33s issued to the Navy. I don't know exactly what units of the R. Marina were deployed in the Nice area, however I can advice you a good search by web and I'm sure you'll find something.
Well, IMO don't replace the chin-strap.Keep that with the helmet, that is
completely original in that way!CheersPaoloM

[ITALIANWARFRONT]

Sperimentale tipo balma 33 camo

Is a beautiful sunny day today in California and yet no sun light reflection on this helmet
The Italian were good on this experimental camo helmet.
This is a SPERIMENTALE TIPO BALMA helmet with a new camouflage paint to avoid the sun reflection.

Giorgio

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