San Marco N.L.F. WWII field equipment

[Paolo Marzetti]

Would you please post here your San Marco Marines field equipment?
I begin with a pick mattox with special frog for Carcano Bayonet.
Ciao PaoloM

[NickG]

I have this... Its a Italian copy of a P08 pattern British web gear sold to me (from Italy) as a "San Marco Marines" web gear set, but its slightly different...
see also this thread
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...+marco+marines

[Paolo Marzetti]

Iì'm posting some photos from the manuals of the time, bearing in mind that
the Italian R. Navy adopted since the beginning of the past century the Mills
webbing system.Generally greysh colour even if later, expecially during WWII
it is possible to find white and khaki colour.Useful to remember that all this equipment has been made in Italy.

[Paolo Marzetti]

Interesting to note also that the ammo pouches system could be made by one,
two or three pieces per side.

[Paolo Marzetti]

The first photo shows the simple webbing belt,the second shows the Y suspenders, the canteen and harness,the pick mattox with bayonet frog and the M.25 knapsack.The thid photo shows the configuration of single ammo pouch per part with webbin' bayonet frog:

[Paolo Marzetti]

Here a WWII configuration of three ammo pouches per part,the more common you can find:

[Paolo Marzetti]

every pouch could have press black buttons marked R. Marina or press unmarked smooth black buttons: to my knowledge no other type of buttons
has been ever issued on these items.

[Paolo Marzetti]

Here below a R. Marina marked press button. We'll deal later with other equipments, rear of the ammo pouches, harnesses, suspenders,holsters, etc
Ciao for the moment PaoloM

[Paolo Marzetti]

Slowly, but we can go on.... PaoloM

Issue NCO Beretta 34 or 35 webbin' holster, suspenders,belt & buckle,
and pistol ammo pouches.For San Marco NLF and Italian Regia Marina.
Front:

[Paolo Marzetti]

rear:

[GRILLO]

Mod. 30 Gunner?

Hello Paolo,

Great pictures! Do you have images of what the equipment set would be for a Marine issued with the Breda Mod. 30? Would it have been the same as the NCO's gear just with the addition of the Breda 30 magazine pouch?

Do you also have pictures of the San Marco haversack as well?

Thanks.

-Tim

[Raffaello Carola]

Nice thread an photo WWII (Greece 1942) with ths rare ammo pouches.
cheers, Raffaello

[Raffaello Carola]

photo detail

[Paolo Marzetti]

Hello Paolo,

Great pictures! Do you have images of what the equipment set would be for a Marine issued with the Breda Mod. 30? Would it have been the same as the NCO's gear just with the addition of the Breda 30 magazine pouch?

Do you also have pictures of the San Marco haversack as well?

Thanks.

-Tim

I know the R. Marina had all the web equipment also for the Breda30, but
unfortunately I don't have any foto of them in use.PaoloM

Great photo Raff!

[Paolo Marzetti]

Other San Marco and NLF stuff: (1932 photo)(Courtesy E.C.)
look particulars of the special canteen and othe entrenching tool & cover.PaoloM