Italian Bersaglieri hut

[Gottmituns]

Hi,
What do you think about this bersaglieri cap? I have some doubts - the shape of the badge is a bit different than the most common one and the ribbon is brown where there should be white. Do you find it suspicious (like I do) or there are known original badges and ribbons like that?

I'll be grateful for any opinion.

Regards

Maciek

[Gordon Craig]

Gottmituns,

I don't know the age of this hat but perhaps you would get a better answer to your questions if this thread were posted on the Italian forum. I can move it there for you if you wish.

Regards,

Gordon

[Tora_Tora_Tora!]

At first sight I don't see any problem with the hat but I agree that the brown colour on the ribbon is quite strange. There are some examples on old Bersaglieri hats where the white toned to light brown due the age but , in this case, it is really brown, deep brown!!!

[comune1aclasse]

Hi Maciek,

I don't see any Problem with your "Vaira"(Bersaglieri hat).It sports an officers badge.
That "Brown" once used to be silver bullion... it simply oxidated with the years ;-)
Nice plumes!
Cheers,

Alex

[Gottmituns]

Dear Gordon,
It would be great if you could move this thread into Italian forum.
Sorry for my late reply but I have some problems lately and haven't been to forum for 2 weeks.
Regards
Maciek

Gottmituns,

I don't know the age of this hat but perhaps you would get a better answer to your questions if this thread were posted on the Italian forum. I can move it there for you if you wish.

Regards,

Gordon

[Paolo Marzetti]

To say something about its age, it is necessary to have a pic of the inside.PaoloM

[ARDITO]

For me it's an officer vaira, on the cockade, a strip is not brown, but it is silver oxidized.
From the shape, with the cap very pronounced, and the tense not very large, I think it's a hat from the early twentieth century, even the insignia
seems to me this was. As rightly says Paul must have a photo of the logo of tailoring, inside.

[Paolo Marzetti]

Mine of WWII period, shows this badge and this marking inside.PaoloM

[Gottmituns]

Hi, Thanks for all your opinions! Here are the photos of hat's inside.
Regards Maciek

[Paolo Marzetti]

NO doubts ! Good IMO ! PaoloM