Hey all, just wanted to both share and inquire about this M933/47 I got a few months ago. All around it appears to be a pretty normal example, however two things about it have stumped me as to their purpose and origin. Firstly is the band of white paint around the rim. I've seen MP M33/47s and they all had their white bands around roughly the center of the helmet with an "M" on the front.
Secondly, this example has been fitted with a three-point chinstrap as found on the M942/60 para helmet, albeit missing the slider buckles on the left and right sides, to which I simple tied the straps through the bails to get them to stay in place for the photographs. Judging from the paint on the rivets and vents and the condition of the liner and chinstrap, it appears to be a factory job and not a field modification.
I've searched through my entire reference photo library of Italian military and police and could not find any examples of either the white painted rim or three-point chinstrap on an M33/47 in use, and I contact Philip of Philip's Military Helmets who checked both a book on Italian helmets he had and with an Italian helmet collector, both of which had no answers to it. I also couldn't find any similar examples in anyone's collections online.
Other than that, it did come with this Telo Mimetico cover, and I recently got a net and sunglasses/goggles to throw on it for display while I slowly assemble some Cold War era Italian kits together.
If anyone has any idea of what the significance of these modifications presents, I'm open to any and all thoughts.
In the meantime, here's the helmet and some period M33/47/Italian military photos for references.
Enjoy!
-Nate
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia11.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia12](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia12.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia13](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia13.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia14](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia14.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia15](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia15.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia18](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia18.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia17](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia17.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia16](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia16.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia19](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia19.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia21](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia21.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia20](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia20.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia22](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia22.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 001gar10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/001gar10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 1c969d10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/1c969d10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 6a9b1a10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/6a9b1a10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 0009-410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/0009-410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17sbbu10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17sbbu10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 106_co10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/106_co10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 15611210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/15611210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17231510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17231510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17545410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17545410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17635710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17635710.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 22051810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/22051810.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 29573210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/29573210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 47945310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/47945310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 10917810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/10917810.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 14125410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/14125410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 20170110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/20170110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 21728010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/21728010.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 21730710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/21730710.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 25591810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/25591810.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 47579210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/47579210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 47687610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/47687610.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 61887310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/61887310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 71112510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/71112510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 71187510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/71187510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 81659410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/81659410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 86494510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/86494510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 92679910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/92679910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 16681410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/16681410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 15584910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/15584910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 20096110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/20096110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Ac10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/ac10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Battel10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/battel10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Bersa_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/bersa_10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Breda_11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/breda_11.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Breda_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/breda_10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Bsm61010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/bsm61010.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Bsm10110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/bsm10110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Btg-sa10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/btg-sa10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet D0022210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/d0022210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet D0022211](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/d0022211.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet E88a4910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/e88a4910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Fal310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/fal310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Img_4731](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/img_4731.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Img_1410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/img_1410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia23](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia23.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia24](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia24.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia25](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia25.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Ok_910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/ok_910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet The_m310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/the_m310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Tiri_a10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/tiri_a10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Tiro_t10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/tiro_t10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Wp_20110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/wp_20110.jpg)
And some M942/60 para models:
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Berett10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/berett10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Eserci10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/eserci10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Img_6110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/img_6110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4211](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4211.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4212](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4212.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4213](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4213.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia26](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia26.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Paolop10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/paolop10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Para2g10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/para2g10.jpg)
Secondly, this example has been fitted with a three-point chinstrap as found on the M942/60 para helmet, albeit missing the slider buckles on the left and right sides, to which I simple tied the straps through the bails to get them to stay in place for the photographs. Judging from the paint on the rivets and vents and the condition of the liner and chinstrap, it appears to be a factory job and not a field modification.
I've searched through my entire reference photo library of Italian military and police and could not find any examples of either the white painted rim or three-point chinstrap on an M33/47 in use, and I contact Philip of Philip's Military Helmets who checked both a book on Italian helmets he had and with an Italian helmet collector, both of which had no answers to it. I also couldn't find any similar examples in anyone's collections online.
Other than that, it did come with this Telo Mimetico cover, and I recently got a net and sunglasses/goggles to throw on it for display while I slowly assemble some Cold War era Italian kits together.
If anyone has any idea of what the significance of these modifications presents, I'm open to any and all thoughts.
In the meantime, here's the helmet and some period M33/47/Italian military photos for references.
Enjoy!
-Nate
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia11.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia12](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia12.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia13](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia13.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia14](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia14.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia15](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia15.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia18](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia18.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia17](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia17.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia16](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia16.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia19](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia19.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia21](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia21.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia20](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia20.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia22](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia22.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 001gar10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/001gar10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 1c969d10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/1c969d10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 6a9b1a10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/6a9b1a10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 0009-410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/0009-410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17sbbu10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17sbbu10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 106_co10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/106_co10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 15611210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/15611210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17231510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17231510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17545410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17545410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 17635710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/17635710.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 22051810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/22051810.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 29573210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/29573210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 47945310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/47945310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 10917810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/10917810.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 14125410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/14125410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 20170110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/20170110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 21728010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/21728010.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 21730710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/21730710.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 25591810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/25591810.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 47579210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/47579210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 47687610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/47687610.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 61887310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/61887310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 71112510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/71112510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 71187510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/71187510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 81659410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/81659410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 86494510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/86494510.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 92679910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/92679910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 16681410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/16681410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 15584910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/15584910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet 20096110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/20096110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Ac10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/ac10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Battel10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/battel10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Bersa_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/bersa_10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Breda_11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/breda_11.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Breda_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/breda_10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Bsm61010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/bsm61010.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Bsm10110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/bsm10110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Btg-sa10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/btg-sa10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet D0022210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/d0022210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet D0022211](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/d0022211.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet E88a4910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/e88a4910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Fal310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/fal310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Img_4731](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/img_4731.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Img_1410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/img_1410.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia23](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia23.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia24](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia24.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia25](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia25.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Ok_910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/ok_910.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet The_m310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/the_m310.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Tiri_a10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/tiri_a10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Tiro_t10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/tiro_t10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Wp_20110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/wp_20110.jpg)
And some M942/60 para models:
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Berett10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/berett10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Eserci10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/eserci10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Img_6110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/img_6110.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4210.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4211](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4211.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4212](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4212.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet It_m4213](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/it_m4213.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Italia26](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/italia26.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Paolop10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/paolop10.jpg)
![Mystery Italian M933/47 Helmet Para2g10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/18/57/18/41/para2g10.jpg)