Original Italian WWII 78th “Lupi di Toscana” Infantry Maggiore Officer’s Uniform with Ribbon Bar Iraq and later converted at the

and later converted at the factory

we have only had a few examples previously

helmet at the beginning of WW II but was quickly replaced by the M-1 "steel pot" helmet early in the war

which fits into special fittings on the scabbard

Original Italian WWII 78th “Lupi di Toscana” Infantry Maggiore Officer’s Uniform with Ribbon Bar Iraq and later converted at theOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely Italian officers uniform for a Maggiore serving with the 78th Lupi di Toscana Infantry. At the outbreak of World War II the regiment consisted of a command, a command company, three fusilier battalions, a support weapons battery equipped with 65 17 infantry support guns, and a mortar company equipped with 81mm Mod. 35 mortars. In June 1940 the division participated in the invasion of France. In fall of