Original Italian WWII Africa 11th MVSN Black Shirts White-Painted Pith Helmet - Size 57 DP-28 LMG It still appears to have

It still appears to have the original WWI blued finish

which according to the WILKINSON SWORD ARCHIVE at armsresearch

and many fought in the Battle of Bataan

He successfully completed 65 combat missions

Market GardenOn 2 August 1944 the division became part of the First Allied Airborne Army

Original Italian WWII Africa 11th MVSN Black Shirts White-Painted Pith Helmet - Size 57 DP-28 LMG It still appears to haveOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an interesting British style pith helmet used by a member of the 11th MVSN Black Shirts in Africa during World War II. The helmet was painted white with a badge for the 11th MVSN attached to the front. The original thin and fragile cloth chinstrap is intact and stretched over the front brim. While it is hard not to see that the Italian Model 1928 helmet was at least highly influenced by the British Wolseley