Original WWII Italian Regia Marina Navy M33 Helmet with Interesting Painted Naval Unit Insignia - Torn Liner & Chinstrap Madsen LMG The crossed out number was

The crossed out number was probably the first designation

This is a nice soldier-altered example of the legendary WWII Production U

There are traces of a 1942 date

snipping pliers

The weapon featured a non-reciprocating cocking handle placed at the rear of the receiver

Original WWII Italian Regia Marina Navy M33 Helmet with Interesting Painted Naval Unit Insignia - Torn Liner & Chinstrap Madsen LMG The crossed out number wasOriginal 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