I thought I would share this early Italian M33 Helmet I just picked. I've been over it thoroughly to make sure that it wasn't a former Spanish import that had been stripped of it's post was paint and I'm sure it's not. It was never re-painted dark green per the 1940 regulations either.
It's interesting because all of the early M33 i've encountered have had the fregio on the front. I though this one may have had one at one time, but the marks to the front are wear, not a former fregio.
Perhaps this example sat someplace and was issued later in the war?
The chinstrap has the House of Savoy marking, and the liner has the Arsenal Torino stamp on the inside. Interestingly, there is no mark on the the metal bracket for chinstrap.
It's named to the soldier complete with his rank.
Is it unusual to find an early helmet like this without a stencil? Was there a time when the REI phased out the use of a Fregio during the war?
It's interesting because all of the early M33 i've encountered have had the fregio on the front. I though this one may have had one at one time, but the marks to the front are wear, not a former fregio.
Perhaps this example sat someplace and was issued later in the war?
The chinstrap has the House of Savoy marking, and the liner has the Arsenal Torino stamp on the inside. Interestingly, there is no mark on the the metal bracket for chinstrap.
It's named to the soldier complete with his rank.
Is it unusual to find an early helmet like this without a stencil? Was there a time when the REI phased out the use of a Fregio during the war?
....pardon me for askin but did you get at a good price?...semovente.
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