Italian ww2 officer pith helmet

[stahlelm16]

Hi everyone. I'm glad to show you this pith helmet I have recently purchased. Privately purchased by an officer (from major to colonel) from a dealer of Port Said, Egypt. The pith helmet mounts the correct insignia of the 7th Mountain Troops (Alpini) Regiment and has also original anti-sand glasses. Due to the fact that 7th Alpini Regiment is the Regiment where I have served during my military service, this pith helmet is one piece of the history of my Regiment, so I like it very much. Enjoy the pictures:

[OldSteel]

Nice item,
it is a "Aden" pattern, a helmet model of British origin, widely used by Italian officers in the 30/40's
Often these are private purchases from foreign suppliers, but they were also produced in Italy by the "Unione Militare" manufacturer.


Regards
Roberto

[Passo Stanco]

from my records some names of officers of 7th.

Battisti Emilio Milano Milano 22 dicembre 1889 + Bologna 23 novembre 1971 colonnello

Pezzana Armando prov. Torino 1891 tenente colonnello

Fiorio Di S.Cassiano Alessandro nato a Riva di Trento 28 gennaio 1891 + Pordenone 3 gennaio 1961 maggiore

Landi Mina Alfredo nato Milano 10 maggio 1891 + Rho 17 novembre 1960 maggiore

Bollati Vittoro Emanuele nato prov. Torino maggiore

Reteuna Augusto nato prov. Vercelli tenente colonnello

[stahlelm16]

Thanks very much Paolo. Very kind

[rra227]

Nice topi. Rich A. in Pa.

[Jerry B]

Very nice, hard to beat this one IMO.

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