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Exactly Cristian,
the helmets were subjected to periodic maintenance, which included the replacement of worn components and the repainting of the shell.
To allow the replacement of the internal...

The batch number starting with "B" is quite common, according to many experts it identifies the manufacturer "Smalterie e Metallurgica Veneta", whose General Manager Nicolas Leszl should have been...

I think it could be a creative realization, done using a reconditioned post-war helmet; the rounded air vent-rivets are clearly postwar type.
Some military corps continued to use helmets M33 with...

Hi Anthony,
the "Guardia di Finanza" used these helmets probably from the 50s and until the early 90s, although no codified information is available, I can say from my experience that the hue of the...

Hi Antony,
it is a M33 of the "Guardia di Finanza (Finance Police), of the post-war period, on it is still used a leather chin strap similar to that of the WW2 period.

Regards
Roberto

Hi James,
thank you very much for your kind words, which I really appreciated.:D
I invite you to look at this thread, the images of T35 mask, that you asked me you can find here:...

James very interesting!
his style makes me think that it might be one of the works of futurist sculptor Renato Bertelli, who produced similar works called "Continuous profile of the Duce" who was...

Hi James,
the batch number P6 confirms that it is a M33 realized to mid-30s, the manufacturer should be "Pignone in Florence," although there is no absolute certainty.
The dark color of the liner...

Interesting James,
beautiful badge, and also the T35 with brown rubber face, much more common are those in clear rubber.
The helmet is probably a 1934-36 production, the rivets seem those rounded...

Very well! :D
however, I would say an interesting helmet, even considering the fact that finding a good helmet 33 of the WW2 period, even without flash, it has become something really difficult and...

Thanks Ian,
for the latest pictures you've added I think I can sum up my idea:
-Helmet Previous production to 1940
-Refurbished in the post-war period Republic, using: the steel structure of the...

It intrigues me the chinstrap, the leather type and the rivets seem correct, but the part with the buckle seems added; could be a field repair or a variant that I do not know, I try to investigate...

Hello Ian,
not really an expert but I know them well enough for obvious reasons of nationality.
What I see is a M33 in sage-colored similar to the one in use from 1934 to 1940 and the flash should...

Ahah!! Thank you Phil! but I have also studied English at School when I was a kid.....but many years have passed!:rolleyes:

I show this example "mint", never assembled.
The felt under the skin is yellow, typical of the post war period, in the example of WW2 period, it was of a darker color, practically "orange".

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All mounted trapezoidal hooking.

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This is the M33/47 helmet, some examples, as you can see, paints and liner have shades very different:

1 example
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2 example-"4th Reg. Anti-Aircraft Artillery"
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Helmet supplied the Italian Police until the 70s, made in the post war period, but with similar accessories to those of the war; painted in gray/green.

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Goodmorning everyone,
with this post I wanted to share with you some Italian M33 helmets of the post war period, used between 1947 and the early 90s.
Identified unambiguously the manufacturers and...