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And this one is in my ersatz collection.

Nice photos which show the impressed 8th J.P. marks.

Congrats Steve. Well done as usual. It's a rare ersatz. These ersatz models comes all correctly with small/regular cocades.

And this is not all. By doing some research I was able to put together Italo's short but intense life. Italo Tinazzi was born on 11.30.1898 in Poiano di Valpantena, a small village near Verona in the north of Italy. At the outbreak of the war he attended the first year of the Engineering...

You are right Amy. I agree with you. The oldest models are a target for advanced collectors and with good financial capacity. They are mainly in great and old collection. In the next future I think they'll increase in demand and offer.

Yeah, ideed, all old helmet are quite rare after plus 150 years. I don't know exactly the numbers but I know that the time flows inexorably. These are rarer than the Pionier M1895 and the pioniers are rarer than infantry. Up until now the old model have a lower demand anyway. And tomorrow? Amy...

Wonderful and untouched reserve wappen. Very cool.

No Steve, not cavalry. This beauty is a M1942 prussian pioneer. All the old prussian model have the cruciform base and the square visor which make them look like cavalry helmet. Zeb.

Well done Peter. I agree with you 100%

You are right. The ghost of the reserve cross is clearly visible impressed on the metal of the eagle's chest.

And now the complete uniform grouping belonged to the first lieutenant Italo Tinazzi of the 9th regiment of fortress artillery. It was a first-hour fascist and died in 1921 near Padua. It was shooted during a black shirt raid agains socialist opponents.

You are right. Even in Italy at the time there was a lot of criticism regarding the adoption of a 9mm cartridge, dimensionally the same as the 9x19mm Parabellum but with a reduced charge. The lower powered cartridges was dictated by the design and action of the weapon (the locking mechanism was...

And is not this old lady a beauty?

Note the close-up of the grey-green leather holster for the M1910 Glisenti in 9mm.

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You are right. The quality and the design of the italian officers' buckle is notable. I added a close-up of this iconic piece.

This metal badge with the italian cocade was used in WW2 by the 10th battalion of "autieri" (kraftfahrer). This model was worn on the M36 pith helmet in afrika.

Dear collector, the helmet is a original prussian infanterie ersatz helmet. The wurttemberg plate is not of the same helmet. It's correct in all its parts. This helmet is not common and quite rare. Something we can find some helmet with the reinforcement metal disk wrongly mounted under the...

And now a M19109 officer uniform.