FA: 2-Days, WWI Italian 8th Lancers Busby w/ Orig Cloth Cover

WWI Italian 8th Lancers Busby w/ Orig Cloth Cover

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This original WWI Italian 8th Lancers Busby is in excellent condition and
includes its rare OD wartime cloth cover and feather. The Busby is complete
with liner, sweatband, and chinstrap. The Busby is of black rabbit fur and
has the red/white/green National cockade with 8th Lancer Regiment front
plate badge. The top is flat oval shaped leather. On the left side and
backside is a brass hook used for supporting a bullion type cord. The inside
has a red silk lining and marked with an eagle and star manufacturers label
and (Unione Militare Roma). The helmet has a light brown leather sweatband
and black chinstrap. Also included is the matching wartime cloth cover. It
is of a greenish-gray color and has the 8th Lancer Regiment insignia sewn on
the front. The cover has string-ties at the base. There are a couple of
small tears (1 ¼ inch being the largest) to the cover as seen in the
pictures. The hole in the front of the cover above the cloth insignia is not
a tear, but rather an access slot for the Busby helmet plate to slide
through. Also included is a correct bird feather for this helmet (although
not original to the helmet). This helmet is in excellent original condition
and very seldom found. It has not been reworked at all and in its original
condition. This is from a local military collection who the owner is
downsizing. Feel free to e-mail with any questions on this suberb piece of
headgear. I will answer all correspondances.
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