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• Steel Helmet, M1933: Italian

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Second World War period Italian Army issue steel helmet. The M1933 helmet was painted grey/green and until 1942 was usually stencilled with a black branch of service badge with the number of the unit to the centre.

• Steel Helmet, M1916 Adrian Pattern: Italian

  (uniforms and insignia)

  The M1915 French Adrian pattern helmet was adopted by many combatant nations during the First World War. This type of helmet was adopted by Italy in 1916 who used their own modified version.

• Austro-Hungarian trench knife

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Wlaszlovitz

  This weapon is an example of the trench knife used by soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War. It is a simple and sturdy weapon, which would have been quite effective for general use as well as for hand to hand combat. This...

• Helmet, 'Farina' Trench Helmet (Italian)

  (uniforms and insignia)

  This form of helmet was first designed for use by sentries in forward positions as a protective alternative to the cloth Berroto cap and other forms of headdress used in the Italian army during the opening stages of the First World War. Made by the...

• Steel Helmet, M1916 Adrian Pattern: Italian

  (uniforms and insignia)

  This helmet was obtained by the British Army 3/Nov/19

• 6.5 x 52.5 : [I] ; 6.5 mm Italian Mannlicher Carcano M1891, steel case

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Bombrini, Parodi & Delfino, Rome 1942

  Description: ball cartridge designed by Count Luigi Scotti of Pirotechnia di Bologna. While it was a good first generation small bore military rifle round with good penetration, no spitzer bullet was adopted in the early 20th century, as was the case in...

• 7.35 x 51 : [I] ; 7.35 mm M1938 Italian & 7.35 mm Mannlicher-Carcano

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Societa Metallurgica Italiana (Italy & Campo Tizzoro) 1939

  Related Item: base of the blackened steel clip bears the mark 'SMI', and a five pointed outline star in association with the number '39'

• 8 x 59Rr : [I] ; 8 mm M1935 Italian, armour piercing & 8mm Breda

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Societa Metallurgica Italiana (Italy & Campo Tizzoro) 1939

  Reference: Datig, FA : 1964 : Cartridges for Collectors : Borden Publishing Co : Vol II : p 57. Description: this round is chambered only in Fiat Revelli Model 35 and Breda Models 37 and 38 machine guns, and was intended only for machine gun use, as the...

• 9 x 19 : [I] ; 9 mm Italian SMG M38

  (weapons and ammunition)

  Authority: FJB : 11/1983

• Steel Helmet, M1915 Adrian Pattern: Italian

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Helmet relevant to this liner on display A Floor/First World War