Italian Militaria for sale

Original ww2 photograph picturing a group of Italian soldiers of the "Guardia alla Frontiera". 100% original and very detailed. SOLD

Very nice and rare Italian 1930ies-1940ies Africa 63th Division Cirene arm shield for the tropical uniform, 100% original! SOLD

Original ww2 photograph picturing a group of Italian officers of the MVSN / CCNN (black shirts, militia), wearing the tropical uniform, pith helmets and combat daggers. 100% original and very detailed, dated 1935 on the back with caption "on the way to AOI" (Africa Orientale Italiana). SOLD

For sale an original ww2 portrait photograph picturing an Italian "Alpini" soldier of the Regio Esercito, wearing the pattern 1933 uniform. The traditional Alpini hat of the 4th artillery regiment insignia (artiglieria da montagna), Cuneense division is clearly visible on the left. 100% original and very detailed. SOLD

Original ww2 photograph picturing a groupe of Italian soldiers of the Regio Esercito (artillery), wearing the pattern 1937 uniform. 100% original and very detailed, with photograph's stamp from Piano Ligure, Liguria. SOLD

Gorgeous and rare pair of Italian ww2 Alpini (moutain troops) low boots. The leather is in very good conditions and the size is excellent (approx. a modern 44 or 32 cm total length). Perfect for a display! SOLD

Original Italian Alpini (mountain troops / elite) ww2 2 litres water bottle / canteen, with original grigioverde woolen cover and strap. 100% original. SOLD

Very nice Glisenti M1889 pistol pouch in ersatz materials, used but still in fantastic conditions! SOLD

New for sale this beautiful pair of Italian ww2 trousers / pants, 1940 pattern as produced around 1942/43 (wool so called "doppia faccia"), the lining is nicely stamped and dated 1942. Nice, good size for mannequin, no moth holes! Don't miss that one out! SOLD

Original Italian Alpini (mountain troops / elite) ww2 2 litres water bottle / canteen, with original grigioverde woolen cover and strap (looks blueish on my bad pictures but it's grey green, no air force grey blue!!). 100% original.SOLD

For sale these 3 Regio Esercito aluminum messtins M1930, guaranteed ww2 era. SOLD

For sale this beautiful pair of Italian ww2 trousers / pants, 1940 pattern as produced around 1942/43 (wool so called "doppia faccia"), the lining is nicely stamped. Nice, large size for mannequin, no moth holes! Don't miss that one out! SOLD

For sale this rare italian Regio Esercito general tunic modello 1934 with blu dress bandoleer. The soldier was highly decorated and a former Ardito during ww1. The tunic also wears a wounded stripe from the ww2 and metallic general shoulder boards. One breast button is missing, as well as the general golden collar stars, other than that complete and 100% original. SOLD

Nice ww2 leather ammunition pouch, modello 1907 with the ring for the suspenders on the back. Nice unused conditions, 100% original pre-1945. SOLD

Very, very rare item newly listed is this complement backpack for the mountain troops (Alpini) Rucksack modello 1934. The backpack is absolutely mint and complete. This should not be mistaken with the haversack modello 1939 common to all branches of the army. You won't find another one any soon! SOLD

 

For sale an original ww2 photograph picturing an Italian Elite soldier "Bersagliere" wearing the famous hat with cock feathers (Moretto). 100% original printed on wartime paper. SOLD

Here a very nice Italian ww2 pullover jersey so called "Farsetto a maglia modello 1932" in very good conditions, guaranteed pre-1945. SOLD

Nice ww2 leather ammunition bandoleers, modello 1891 with double pouch for cavalry, artillery, drivers, etc.. Nice unused conditions, 100% original pre-1945. SOLD

Wonderful pair of officers parade / dress uniform metallic shoulder boards for the engineer corps (Genio Zappatori), in original cardboard box. Rare and in fantastic conditions. SOLD

New addition: Fantastic pair of Italian ww2 trousers / pants, 1940 pattern as produced around 1942/43 (wool so called "doppia faccia"), the lining is stamped however unreadable. Nice, large size for mannequin, no moth holes! SOLD

Very nice Italian ww2 and pre-ww2 tropical pair of trousers, cotton fabric called "Olona", the inside pockets have been reinforced with Italian pattern 1929 shelter cloth. Very nice! SOLD

Nice ww2 leather ammunition pouch, modello 1907 with the ring for the suspenders on the back. Nice unused conditions, 100% original pre-1945. Several available. SOLD

 

Very nice and rare RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana) cigarette holder / cigarette case for 15 cigarettes. 100% original, comes from a RSI vet which used to live in Switzerland. This cigarettes case has been bought directly from the family over 12 years ago. Absolutely beautiful and possibly unique. SOLD

Absolutely rare "Distintivo di Promozione per Merito di Guerra della Repubblica Sociale Italiana" (Promotion and war merit badge of the R.S.I) in very good conditions. Only a few have been made towards the end of the war. Very scarce in these conditions. 100% original. SOLD

Very nice pair officers artillery collar tabs for a soldier serving in the Guardia alla Frontiera (GaF - Borders Guards), used but still display very well. SOLD

For sale a nice and uncommon pair of white leather gloves for Italian officers and NCO, guaranteed war time era. The gloves are stamped with the size (6) and 43 which should be the year. 100% original. SOLD

Very hard to find, here for sale an engineers (Genio Militare) NCO dress / walk out uniform modello 1934. The tunic is in perfect conditions, no moth holes nor repairs, buttons are all present, golden chevrons indicating a NCO, inside maker marked with label (G. Magnani, Pavia). How many of these do you see nowadays? How many German Waffenrock for an Italian dress uniform do you see? SOLD

For sale a nice and rare Italian ww2 cigarettes packet (full) of Sigarette Nazionali. Very good conditions, hard to fin! SOLD

Very nice Commemorative Medal for Operations in East Africa (Medaglia Commemorativa delle Operazioni in Africa Orientale) 1935-1936 by the Regio Zecca (Royal Mint) with sword (fighting troops) marked 'FERT'. Circular dark bronze medal with integral bar for ribbon suspension; the face with the head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left, circumscribed ‘VITT • EM • III • RE • D’ITALIA • IMP • DI • ETIOPIA’ (Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy, Emperor of Ethiopia), signed ‘G.ROMAGNOLI’ and with makers mark a crowned ‘Z’ (for the Regio Zecca = Royal Mint); the reverse with a mountainous East African landscape, a fasces in the left foreground and inscribed ‘AFRICA ORIENTALE’ above and ‘MOLTO NEMICI MOLTO ONORE’. SOLD

For sale an original ww2 photograph picturing an Italian Carabiniere wearing the 1940 grigioverde uniform with the typical Carabinieri alamari in the collar. 100% original and dated 1943. The picture is actually sharper than my scan. SOLD

Up for sale a nice lot of ww2 Italian field dressings mod. 1931, still in the original paper bundle dated 1938. Very good conditions, price for the lot of 5. SOLD

For sale an aluminum spoon mod. 1930 with Regio Esercito stamp (R.E.), in good conditions. SOLD

For sale 2 nice aluminum mess tins modello 1930, late war version with remaining of grigioverde paint. Good to very good conditions. SOLD

Solid pair of officer's riding boots, made of black leather. Big size, probably a 43 or 44, in very good conditions! SOLD

Nice and worn ww2 Italian steel helmet modello 1933, complete with interior and chin strap (both with some small repairs), original painting and overall conditions good. SOLD

Extremely nice Carcano bayonet modello 1891, the bayonet is stamped "Terni", the markings on the scabbars are hard to read, the date appears to be 1943. Very nice set! SOLD

Nice original photograph of a group of the PNF party posing with 2 Alpini officers in Northern Italy in the mid-1930s. Very sharp details. SOLD

Rare ww1 metallic drink cup of the Regio Esercito, found in an attic in Italy. SOLD

Rare book "Valle Stura in guerra, 1940-1945", lots of maps and war time pictures (Regio Esercito, Wehrmacht, Repubblica Sociale Italiana, Free French Forces...). 158 pages in total, a must have for any historian interested in that part of Italy. SOLD

Beautiful and rare officers side cap (Bustina) from the 13th regiment of Guardia di Finanza. Size approximately a 56, inside lining with green leather sweat band, untouched original cap from the ww2! SOLD

Coming soon is a nice tropical pair of trousers for enlisted men, quite a small size, the waist has been period modified to make it fit the soldier. Nicely stamped insided. These are getting hard to get, more pictures soon. SOLD

Beautiful and very rare ww2 Bersaglieri hat (moretto) from the 3rd regiment of Bersaglieri. The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment fought in Ethiopian War attached to 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda" with which it fought from october 1935 to february 1936, and after that date under the "Colonna Celere A. O." commanded by the famous Achille Starace. The hat comes with the correct feather plumet and leather chin strap. This is not a post war hat! No synthetic material on it, genuine pre-1940 issue! SOLD

Nice ww2 leather ammunition pouch, this type is referred to be the rare model 1940 for Bersaglieri troops because it doesn't have the ring for the suspenders on the back. Nice unsued conditions, 100% original pre-1945. SOLD

 Very nice ww2 leather webbing set for an enlisted man including an ammunition pouch, a combat belt with buckle, a suspension strap and a bayonet frog. Hard to upgrade that one! SOLD

For sale a nice Italian ww2 combat belt made of green leather, with buckle, very good conditions. SOLD

For sale a beautiful 10 years service medal for the MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale), with original ribbon, made by the prestigious Lorioli company from Milan. Very nice conditions! SOLD

Italian ww2 metallic arm shield for enlisted men of the 18th infantry division Metauro, nice worn original arm shield. SOLD

Italian ww2 metallic arm shield for enlisted men of the 25th infantry division Volturno, nice worn original arm shield. SOLD

For sale a nice set of Italian ww2 buttons for the modell 1934 officers jacket. 4 big module jacket buttons for Dragons (Dragoni), 5 pocket buttons for the light cavalery (Cavalleggeri Guide) and 1 shoulder board button for the Cavalleggeri. The back of the buttons are nicely marked, rare. SOLD

Beautiful and rare Italian fatigue tunic in use in the 20ies-30ies. Rare and unmessed with. SOLD

For sale an original Italian fatigue tunic so in use in the ww2, very good conditions. SOLD

For sale an original Italian fatigue tunic so in use in the ww2, with collar tabs of the Ravenna Infantry Division and metallic stars, very good conditions. SOLD

For sale a very nice pair of ww2 Italian collar tabs for the tank troops. Those are the correct pre-ww2 pattern with cardboard underlining and big dimensions (they have been reduced during the war for clear camouflage reasons). The collar tabs are new and still sewn together. SOLD

 

  

 

For sale a beautiful, mint from an old stock ww2 helmet camouflage cover (tropical/colonial use, sand / tan) for the Italian steel helmet model 1933. The helmet cover is nicely stamped and comes with its adjustment string. Size is about 55 cm, pictures will follow soon. This one is impossible to upgrade! SOLD

Up for sale a small lot of photographs from an Italian officer during the 30ies and the second world war. All those pictures belongs to the same artillery officer, the oldest ones being from the very early 30ies. Some pictures taken in the Italian colonies in Africa in the mid 30ies, nice shots of soldiers in colonial uniform. All 100% original and in very good conditions. SOLD

Up for sale a beautiful water bottle model 1930 of the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force), this model is way much rarer that the model 1935. SOLD

Pair of metallic stars for the Italian ww2 collar pads (mostrine), with screw back wheel, light oxidation to be cleaned. Nice originals, pre-1945. SOLD

For sale the beautiful book of Renzo Catellani and Gian Carlo Stella "Soldati d'Africa - Storia del colonialismo italiano e delle uniformi per le truppe d'Africa del Regio Esercito Italiano", fourth chapter 1930-1939, from 2008, 255 pages, hundreds of pictures and detailed pictures of uniforms from the most prestigious collections. A master piece of the genre. SOLD

For sale the rare book of Giulio de Giorgio "Con la divisione Ravenna. Tutte le sue vicende sino al rientro dalla Russia 1939-1943", in Italian, Publisher: Milano, Longanesi, 1973. 243 p. illus., 4 plates. 22 cm. Good conditions.SOLD