Original Italian WWII North African Campaign M1928 Tropical Sun Pith Helmet with Artillery Badge Helmets but it has definitely shrunk

but it has definitely shrunk over the past century

We have not had these available for years

with an easily visible brazed seam where the flare was added

75 bore Brown Bess barrel has now been shortened to 32" from its original 39"

and also bears the SMITH'S PATENT /  JUNE

Original Italian WWII North African Campaign M1928 Tropical Sun Pith Helmet with Artillery Badge Helmets but it has definitely shrunkOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice WWII Italian Model 1928 Tropical Pith Helmet issued with Brass Artillery Regiment Device and national color cockade. Original faux leather sweatband is fully intact with cork spacers and crown vent. The shape of the helmet is excellent, with just some cracking to the cork at the crown underneath the cotton outer covering. Helmet shows signs of honest use, and to us appears to be a battlefield