{"product_id":"original-wwii-italian-m33-helmet-marked-with-mvsn-fasces-insignia-on-side-stamped-t84","title":"Original WWII Italian M33 Helmet marked with MVSN Fasces Insignia on Side - Stamped T84","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs these were still in production well after the war, it should be noted that after the war, design changes were made that make it possible to identify an example made in WWII or prior. The characteristics only found on these earlier helmets are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Gray - Green Paint\u003cbr\u003e- Metal Grommets around Liner Drawstring with Z-stitch (torn) in rear\u003cbr\u003e- Tan Leather liner with Orange felt padding\u003cbr\u003e- Liner Chinstrap Mounting Ring is Rectangular (post war was trapezoidal)\u003cbr\u003e- Small vent holes with flattened tops\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is in fair condition, and we believe that it is entirely WWII Issue. It has a liner that definitely looks WWII, but it has heavy material loss. However it has the correct tan leather and orange felt, so we believe this to be correct for WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe liner is in bad condition, with most of the leather gone and the chinstrap is gone entirely. There is no longer a size perforated in the liner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shell is really in choice condition, with most of the paint intact. There are not any major dents that we can see. The rear of the helmet near the edge is stamped with production code T84, which we have unfortunately not been able to identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front of the helmet has very nice white MVSN Fasces insignia stenciled on the side, with some heavy loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very nice example of the Italian M33 helmet from WWII, ready to display!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45303788404805,"sku":"ONAC25SD0234","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/B063892A-F329-4BAD-9745-BE8F320DBFCE.jpg?v=1783372004","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-wwii-italian-m33-helmet-marked-with-mvsn-fasces-insignia-on-side-stamped-t84","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}