^Lot 1722 2 WWII ITALIAN FASCIST MILITARY HATS.

1) A fine example of a WWII Italian Fascist officer's hat for the 7th Alpine regiment. The dull sage green felt hat has a gold bullion eagle atop crossed infantry horns on the front with a " 7 " in the center of the horns. There is a gold bullion chevron on the left side with a gilded plume holder. The gold cloth lining is has a makers logo with the words "S. CARDIA Via Firenza 57 ROMA ". The hat comes with a WWII italian ID card with a photo of a man in an alpine uniform. +-+2) An Italian WWII Officer's pith helmet of khaki cotton canvas with a stitched cloth eagle on the front over crossed horns & cannons with a light blue center. Leather chinstrap with a faux leather sweatband. CONDITION: both pieces of headgear show light overall wear. (02-26273/BF). $1000-1500.