HEADGEARS

THE STANDARD ISSUE HELMET FOR THE ITALIAN ARMY IN WW2 WAS THE M33
RESERVE UNITS ALSO USED OLD ADRIAN HELMETS FROM WW1 AND THE 20’S
BOTH M15 (FRENCH 4 PIECE DESIGNS) AND THE M16 (ITALIAN MADE 2 PIECE ONE)

STANDARD M33
DIFFERENT BRANCHES HAD THEIR BADGE/STENCIL ON IT (THEY AVOIDED IT
LATER IN THE WAR)
SOME EVEN HAD ACCESSORIES LIKE PLUMES FOR THE BERSAGLIERI
A SINGLE ONE FOR THE ALPINI, THERE WERE ALSO CERIMONIAL ONES FOR
OFFICERS
ALPINI’S M33
BERSAGLIERI’S M33

OFFICERS’ M33 FOR PARADES

M15 ADRIAN HELMET
M16 ADRIAN HELMET

PARATROOPERS HAD ANOTHER STYLE BASED ON A CZECH DESIGN

CALLED M42
IT WAS ALSO ISSUED WITH A CAMOUFLAGE COVER
ITALY IN WW2 USED THE M29 TELO MIMETICO CAMOUFLAGE

WHEN THEY WEREN’T WEARING HELMETS SOLDIERS USED SIDECAPS WITH

OBVIOUSLY THE INSIGNIA OF THE CORP

THIS WAS THE STANDARD ONE CALLED M34

COLONIAL ONE
VERSION FOR AIRBORNE/AIRFORCE TROOPS (ALSO USED BY THE ITALIAN
COLONIAL POLICE THE P.A.I.)
(KAKI FOR AFRICA, GRIGGIOVERDE FOR EUROPE ECC.)
THIS IS A LATE VERSION MADE AROUND 1941/1942 IN FACT WAS CALLED M42
COLONIAL VERSION
THIS WAS THE SPECIFIC SIDE CAP FOR THE BERSAGLIERI THIS MARROCAN TYPE
FEZ (THE MILITIA USED IT BUT IN ALL BLACK)

THIS WAS THE TYPICAL HAT FOR THE ALPINI

MARINES AND AIRBORNE TROOPS USED BASQUES TOO
(THERE WAS A KAKI VERSION FOR USE AFRICA)

IN COLONIES, SOLDIERS USED PITH HELMETS THE MOST USED WAS THE MOD.28
NORMALLY SOLDIERS HAD ON THE FRONT OF THEM GOLDEN BADGES WITH THE
NATIONAL TRICOLOR COCADES, SOME EVEN USED CLOTH INSIGNIAS LIKE THE
ONES FOR FIELD CAPS
BERSAGLIERI VERSION
ALPINI ONES

OFFICERS USED BOTH M28 OR A VARIANT CALLED ADEN THAT WAS SIMILAR TO
THE INDIAN STYLE BOMBAY BOWLER PITH HELMET

THIS ONE HAS A GENERAL RANK EAGLE BADGE

TANKERS AND MOTORCYCLE TROOPS USED A BLACK LEATHER HELMET CALLED

M35
CLOTHING

THE MAIN STYLES OF JACKETS FOR THE ITALIAN ARMY IN WW2

WERE THE M37(EARLY AND PRE WAR) AND M40 ON THE COLLARS WERE PUT THE
COLLAR INSIGNIAS (MOSTRINE)
THE M37
M40

PANTS WERE IN 2 MAIN STYLES

M35(EARLY AND PRE WAR) AND M40
M35
M40
ENLISTED MEN’S GREATCOAT
TROPICAL TUNIC
COLONIAL M40 VERSION

PARATROOPERS USED THE M41 PATTERN

COLONIAL VERSION

OFFICERS HAD UNIFORMS IN A SIMILAR STYLE BUT MORE ELEGANT AND IN

BETTER QUALITY
M40 OFFICER VERSION
OFFICER RIDING STYLE PANTS
OFFICERS’ GREATCOAT
COLONIAL OFFICER SAHARIANA
COLONIAL OFFICERS PANTS

EVEN IN BATTLE THE ITALIANS USUALLY WORE TIES LIKE THESE

COLLAR STARS

ENLISTED MEN’S STARS

OFFICER’S STARS (GOLDEN FOR GENERALS)

COMBAT EQUIPMENT

ITALIAN SOLDIERS WORE A BELT WITH DOUBLE POUCHES ATTACHED WITH AN

HOOK TO A LEATHER STRAP
CARCANO POUCHES

BELT
STRAPS FOR POUCHES
BAYONET FROG (WAS WORE ON THE LEFT)

BREDA'S CLIPS CASE

BREDA'S GUNNER KIT

FULL WEBBING FOR THE CARCANO

THERE WERE ALSO OTHER STYLE OF THE BAYONET FROG MEANT TO CARRY
ALSO SHOVELS AND SMALL PICKAXE
SOME BRANCHES LIKE THE ARTILLERY USED ALSO BANDOLIERS
TRIPLE ONES WERE MEANT FOR PISTOL CALIBERS
THE BERSAGLIERI ALSO USED A DIFFERENT PATTERN FOR THE MOST USED FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN WW1 BY CYCLISTS
PARATROOPERS EARLY WEBBING FOR THE CARCANO 91/38
“SAMURAI” MAB38’S MAGAZINE HOLDER VEST

EATING AND DRINKING

ITALIAN WW2 MESS KIT
MESS KIT COVER WITH STRAP
ITALIAN CUP
ITALIAN CANTEENS CORRECT WW2 ONE ON THE RIGHT, THE LEFT ONE IS POST
WAR
DIFFERENT STYLES OF WW2 CANTEENS
2 LITRE ONE FOR MOUNTAIN TROOPS
CAVALRY 30’S CANTEEN

MAIN WEAPONS

CARCANO 91 WITH BAYONET

CAVALRY CARABINES
FIRST ONE THE 91/38
SECOND ONE THE ORIGINAL 91 CAVALRY
THIS WAS USED BY SPECIALIZED UNITS LIKE THE BERSAGLIERI,ALPINI,ARTILLERY
ECC…
SOLDIER WITH THIS DIDN’T USE BAYONET FROGS OBVIOUSLY
CARCANO 91 TS “TRUPPE SPECIALI” AKA “SPECIAL TROOPS” WITH BAYONET
MOSTLY USED BY NAVY,ALPINI AND OTHER BRANCHES THAT NEEDED A BAYONET
THAT WASN'T THE SAME AS THE NORMAL 91 BAYONET
CARCANO 91/38 WITH BOTH STYLES OF BAYONETS FIXED AND FOLDABLE, SOME
SOLDIERS USED THE 91/38 BAYONET AS A COMBAT KNIFE

CARCANO 91/41
MOSTLY USED ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT
THE MAB38 MOSTLY USED BY SOME OFFICERS, NCOs AND SPECIAL TROOPS LIKE
PARATROOPERS

(BAYONET FOR THE FIRST MODELS OF MAB)

BREDA 30 LMG ALSO CALLED THE “GIUDA” (THE TRAITOR OF JESUS) BECAUSE OF
THE POOR PERFORMANCE AND FREQUENT JAMS

BREDA 37 MACHINE GUN

BERETTA M34 MOSTLY USED BY OFFICERS, SENIOR NCOs, MG GUNNERS ECC…

BODEO 1889 REVOLVER

GLISENTI M1910

HANDGRENADES

BREDA MOD 42 ANTI TANK GRENADE

ITALIAN HAND GRENADES WERE PROVIDED TO EVERY SOLDIER NORMALLY ONE
OR TWO, SPECIAL TROOPS USED TO CARRY MORE
THEY WERE REALLY EFFECTIVE, THE BRITISH USE TO CALL THEM RED DEVILS
BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND BRIGHT RED COLOR

DAGGERS

M39 DAGGER FOR ASSAULT TROOPS USED MOSTLY BY PARATROOPERS,

SAPPERS ECC….
M35 DAGGER FOR BLACKSHIRTS

GAS MASK BAGS, TACTICAL BAGS AND BACKPACKS

(credits ​https://gasmaskandrespirator.fandom.com/wiki/M.31_and_M.33​ )
M31/33 GAS MASK BAG, THIS MODEL WAS ALSO USED AS A BREAD BAG BY ITALIAN
SOLDIERS
(credits ​https://gasmaskandrespirator.fandom.com/wiki/T.35​ )
T.35 GAS MASK BAG

M29 TACTICAL BAG

MOSTLY USED BY MOUNTED TROOPS LIKE BERSAGLIERI, CAVALRY BUT ALSO
GRANADIERS, CARABINIERIs (ITALIAN MP) AND SOME OTHER SPECIALITIES OF THE
INFANTRY
M39 TACTICAL BACKPACK
M39 RUCKSACK
RUCKSACK AND BACKPACK ACCESSORIES
BACKPACKS AND RUCKSACKS USUALLY WERE CARRIED WITH M29 CAMO
TEND/PONCHO
AND BLANKETS
BLANKETS

M29 CAMO TEND/PONCHO

WOODEN TEND PEGS USUALLY A SOLDIER WOULD CARRIED 2 SOME (MOSTLY IN
MOUNTAIN UNITS)
CARRIED 3
ITALIAN TEND POLES SOLDIERS CARRIED NORMALLY TWO JUST LIKE THE TEND
PEGS

BOOTS
THE MAIN BOOTS USED BY THE ITALIANS IN WW2 WERE THE M32 AND THE M29
FOR MOUNTAIN TROOPS
M32 INFANTRY BOOTS
M29 MOUNTAIN TROOPS’ BOOTS

OFFICERS NORMALLY USED BLACK OR BROWN JACKBOOTS IN THE CLASSIC

EUROPEAN STYLE BUT SOME EVEN WORE INFANTRY OR MOUNTAIN TROOPS’
BOOTS WITH BLACK GAITERS (GAMBALI)
(ALSO USED BY MOTORCYCLE TROOPS, TANKERS, CYCLISTS AND ALSO CAVALRY
BUT WITH SOME DIFFERENCES)
STANDARD STYLE FOR TANKERS, MOTORCYCLES TROOPS ECC..
CAVALRY ONES
BROWN LEATHER CAVALRY ONES