My Italian mannequins

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Here are my Italian mannequins.
Lets start with a San Marco Marine, which I've shown before... The helmet is an M33 but post war rebuild/reissue... The correct helmet should have a leather chin strap end anchor stencil... Anyway 1 battalion of San Marco Marines formed a part of the Tobruk garrison after its capture from the British in June 1942!!

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the pants

The pants, typical Navy pattern with front flap (like most nations)

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side view

side view. Note rare high capacity canteen and British P08 pattern web set with distinct ammo pouches, as used my all Italian Marines (surplus ww1 issue). When these stocks dried up locally produced Italian copies with different snaps were issued.
See post 5.

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rear view

Rear view, not jumper detail

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illustration

Here's an illustration that I'm borrowing from Osprey showing the Italian copy of British P08 web gear, standard with Italian Marines. (Tobruk 1942)

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Period picture

Here's a period picture that I am borrowing from BKG. He had posted it on one of my San Marco Marine threads before, so I am sure its OK to repeat it here!

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Engineer Officer

Here's my Corps of engineers officer impression

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another view

Another view

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detail

Detail shot, you'll notice that the officer's Bustina is actually artillery related and the uniform engineers (somebody want to trade bustinas?)...so filler item...still looks cool I think (for the time being)!

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in field gear

Now in field gear, lets say Albania campaign, 1940

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more gear

with gas mask

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last one

last one! Now with Russian Front service badge!

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Tropical impression

Here's my tropical impression in rare tropical camiciotto sahariano "pull over" tunic 1st model (so pre M40 2nd type) in "Olona" uniform cloth. Its missing the shoulder straps... and the bayonet frog is (still) empty...

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another view

another view. Note haversack, canteen, ammo pouch and Breda M1930 machine gun tool pouch!

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Officers uniform and hat tags

I forgot to post the officer uniform tag... "Unique Militare ROMA" !! Note the eagle, looks almost German!!!