Original WWII Italian M33 Helmet marked with Faint Navy Regia Marina Insignia
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Original Item: Only One Available. The M33 Helmet (Elmetto Mod. 33 in Italian) is a steel combat helmet designed in the 1930s in Italy, and was the standard combat helmet of the Regio Esercito up to World War II, and of the Esercito Italiano well into the Cold War. Designed by Nicola Leszl for the Mussolini Government, these have become extremely hard to find on the collectors market today, especially WWII examples that have not been refurbished.
This is a very interesting example marked to the front with a naval anchor with a rope around it and a crown above it, for the Regia Marina, the Italian Navy. There is very heavy wear to the insignia, but you can still make out the outline.
The interior shows that the leather liner has extremely heavy cracking and wear, but it has the correct Z-shaped stitching at the rear though it is now torn open. The leather chinstrap is still intact and is in better shape, thankfully. There is perforation in the liner for the size, 58. The rear of the shell is stamped I125. The chinstrap is gone, with the leather endpieces still attached to the correct rectangular bales.
A very interesting Italian Navy helmet, ready for further research and display!
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