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Hi James,
I would say that it's okay anyway, to be precise, the hood you used is that of the camouflage uniform covering m1958, used until 1975, which was worn over the Italian battle dress.
It was...

Thanks James,
I confirm that in my Air Force M33, the steel shell and the metal structure of the liner are from the WW2 period (see photo with the AT = Arsenale of Torino stamp on the chinstrap...

sorry the attachment with the M33 was missing:D

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As often happened, these close-up photos were taken not during actual activity, in order to keep them as a souvenir of military service.
The net under the cover !!
Another confirmation of the...

Thanks to you Mark for appreciating this explanation, certainly they are strange facts that I hope were limited to the last periods of the life of this helmet, probably relegated to the sole training...

The aluminum rivets are those "ersatz" of the examples revised at the unit level, and used in the last periods before the arrival of the kevlar:
Sometimes they were riveted over the camouflage cover...

The cover used on your example, was obtained from the hood of an M58 camouflage dress given to normal army troops, below the cover designed for this helmet, which was part of the jump and fighting...

Another example
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Hi James, thank you for sharing this lovely example, of what is probably one of the most iconic helmets in the history of the Italian Army.
As for your question, I believe that the leather pad for...

Morning everyone,
here are some examples of Italian paratrooper helmet M42/60, are all examples used in years 70 and 80 and have passed various reconditioning, I add also the details of a net for...