Wartime 12th Field Artillery on a pith helmet
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Republic obsolete Armoured EngineersComment
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Republic metal alpine medical for summer shirtComment
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Republic cuffs' patch for Lagunari troopsComment
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If you look carefully at the fourth photograph of the post no. 1352, you can see a wing perforated by some bullets behind the fanfare. This is a part of the fountain-monument to the Italian paratroopers, the Lions of the Folgore division, accustomed, as their hymn still says, to fighting (almost with bare hands or cold iron) one against many, which was created before WW2 in the little town of Tarquinia, province of Viterbo. Now I am working to some drawings of the historical uniforms of the Academy and the NCO School of the Guardia di Finanza that I hope to be able to post this weekend.
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And now, just to give an idea of the prudence with which the Italian militaria must now also face, some alleged (according to the seller's brief description) top quality replica visors, available in all sizes, currently on eBay Italy, from a seller based in Great Britain. In one of the feedback (obviously negative) the buyer writes: "Con artist. Item not the same as photo. Refused refund. F * ck eBay & PayPal !!!". In another: "Not LEATHER but PLASTIC! (Sure) Bad quality. Ships from PAKISTAN and not from UK!". Although a user for nine years, he has grown from a buyer of used electronic products to a seller of military replicas in the last year. It is therefore evident that he uses photographs of real headdresses, found on the net in spite of unsuspecting owners, and then sends garbage to the unfortunate buyer but with free shipping
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Royal Finance Guard M37 enlisted badgeComment
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Republic Artillery of the Folgore DivisionComment
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M26 Infantryman of the 10th (Queen's) RegimentComment
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My drawing attempt of the Army Academy (1st year).
The breast badges combo (from above)
- Military School Nunziatella of Naples
- Civil paratrooper
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Army Academy summer white jacket (2nd year):Comment
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Army Academy plastic shield for other uniformsComment
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From these shots you can see the differences between the Academy uniforms and the Military Schools (Nunziatella of Naples and Teuliè of Milano) where the students, following a specific public competition, attend the final three years of the classical or scientific high school and, after the final exams, they can freely participate in the recruitment in the military academiesComment
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My drawing attempt of the Army School of Milano (2nd year)Comment
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These are the Army official pages of the tradition badges:
http://www.esercito.difesa.it/equipa...dizionali.aspx
http://www.esercito.difesa.it/equipa...50-al-172.aspx
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