Tropical Bustina M34

[Hille76]

Here´s another one tropical bustina in my collection now (this are the ebay-pictures as you seen at the logo).
Maybe the badges was attached post war but the the seller guaranteed that was attached in the pre war period.
Fact is, that a metallic shield was on the bustina before.
For me it´s important that all components are genuine.

I hope for your help again, guys!

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[Paolo Marzetti]

Very strange this bustina.It is not tropical but simply a summer version.
Very strange also the fact that the little visor bears the holes for a possible
metal badge, not allowed on a post 1934 R.Esercito headgear.
Uncommon the colour of the cloth.IMO the front Infantry badge is not for a
bustina but for a peaked cap.A friend of mine, former police man in the early
postwar period,suggests me that this bustina could be of the Royal Police, or
later of the post WWII Police:in fact, in this way,the badge could be of the
metal version, and the colour of the cloth may be acceptabe.
Cfr for ref.:'Photographic History of the Police, 1848-1962, a History of Men'
by G. Quilichini, Italia Editrice New- 2005
Ciao PaoloM

[Hille76]

Hello Paolo,

many thanks your help!
I don´t have luck with the Italian bustinas.

Ciao
Timo

[ARDITO]

is the Bustina grigioverde or only green?
because if it is green it is a 1935-35 Africa Orientale Italiana Bustina, that's why it has the holes of the pentagonal insigna often used during this campaign.

[Paolo Marzetti]

Yes Ardito, but did a simple soldier with pentangular badge, become Officer
(Captain !!!) with the same bustina? Unbelievable to me ! PaoloM

[frank savage]

Hi!
I think the bustina could be belonged to an italian fire man, post war issued. The cloth, as Paolo stated, feauture, color of the inside don't speak WWII for sure...

IMHO Frank Savage

[Raffaello Carola]

Hi!
I think the bustina could be belonged to an italian fire man, post war issued. The cloth, as Paolo stated, feauture, color of the inside don't speak WWII for sure...

IMHO Frank Savage

Hi,

the fireman's bustina have normally the liner inside reddish
brown and the piping, I don't believe is an fireman bustina refurbished
this is the link of headgers of italian fireman.
http://collezionismovvf.interfree.it/
cheers, Raffaello

[ARDITO]

Yes Paolo, but hille76 it says that the insignias have been mounted after the war.
And the manufactures of the thirties were also very accurate for the objects destined to the troop.
I would not exclude that bustina is an AOI with wrong insigna.
It is right Raffaello concern the "Bustina" of the firemen.
Ciao, Luca

[Paolo Marzetti]

I agree with Raff and you about the bustina not for the firemen.Generally these
had the piping, so it is not the case. Yes, your hipothesis of an AOI bustina with
that color is not to reject, in fact there were clothings with that colour, but if so,
I can think only to a bustina for an Officer, in fact the O.R.s ones were not so
accurate as the one shown.Probably we'll never discover the period or the use
of this very well made bustina.Only my opinion.Ciao PaoloM

[ROBB]

Who was the seller ? He could be a well known scammer and then you would know it was dodgy .Rob

[Hille76]

The seller is from Italy. He wrote me that I can send the bustina back to him. He´s sure that it´s original WW2 period.

That that badges was attached postwar is only mine guess.

The distance of the holes is 3 cm. Perhaps it helps to find out the kind of badge which was fixed before.