Original WWII Italian Regia Marina Navy “Aerofonista” Ear Cut Out Radio Operator’s M33 Helmet with Partially Detached Liner Flags & Signs while others use corner tabs

while others use corner tabs

The heavy damage on this flag is mostly towards the edges

and the securing strap is in great shape

There is just a bit of fouling and oxidation in the grooves in places

in addition to continuing its other missions

Original WWII Italian Regia Marina Navy “Aerofonista” Ear Cut Out Radio Operator’s M33 Helmet with Partially Detached Liner Flags & Signs while others use corner tabsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M33 Helmet (Elmetto Mod. 33 in Italian) is a steel combat helmet designed in the 1930s in Italy, and was the standard combat helmet of the Regio Esercito up to World War II, and of the Esercito Italiano well into the Cold War. Designed by Nicola Leszl for the Mussolini Government, these have become extremely hard to find on the collectors market today, especially WWII examples that have not been refurbished. This