Nella parte della coppa sormontata dal cimiero erano aperte 5 feritoie, mentre sotto la punta del cimiero si aprivano 20 piccoli fori, tutti necessari per l’aerazione dell’elmo; la cresta del cimiero era decorata da foglie e da una testa di leone in rilievo, al centro del quale vi era un monogramma reale.
All’interno della coppa, ad una striscia di latta saldata al suo bordo inferiore, veniva fissata, mediante punti di filo di ferro, una fascia di tela metallica alla quale venivano attaccate la visiera e la gronda o coprinuca, anch’essi di latta; entrambe foderate di pelle di montone annerita, erano rivestite esternamente con pelle di foca tinta in nero e bordate di lamierino d’ottone.
The cavalry helmet supplied to the troops and the non-commissioned officers of the first 4 regiments – Nice, Royal Piedmont, Savoy and Genoa – consisted of a wrought iron cup topped with a crest of pressed brass sheet, joined by screws and tin strips welded together.
In the part of the cup surmounted by the crest there were 5 openings, while under the top of the crest 20 small holes were opened, all necessary for the aeration of the helmet; the crest of the crest was decorated with leaves and a lion’s head in relief, in the center of which there was a royal monogram.
Inside the cup, to a strip of tin welded to its lower edge, was fixed, by points of wire, a strip of wire cloth to which the visor and the eaves or cushions, also made of tin, were attached; both lined with blackened sheepskin, they were externally covered with black-tinted sealskin and beaded brass plates.
Da notare nell’elmo da Cavalleria da ufficiale, con la particolare nappina sagomata a mo’ di granata fiammeggiante con croce sabauda centrale, provvista di tulipa che accoglie il pennacchio bianco di airone.
It is possible to see the traditional Officer’s helmet whit a special holder for the bunch of heron’s feathers, composed of a flaming “grenade” with Savoia cross in the centre.
Elmo da Cavalleria per Ufficiali
Questo tipo di elmo era portato dai primi quattro Reggimenti di Cavalleria: Nizza, Piemonte Reale, Savoia, Genova, ed era composto di un cimiero dorato, di un turbante, di una coppa d’alpacca argentea, di due orecchioni a scaglie dorati e di una croce in metallo. La versione per ufficiali e sottufficiali aveva la croce bombata e testa di leone all’estremità del cimiero molto in rilievo.
This type of helmet was carried by the first four Cavalry Regiments: Nizza, Piedmonte Reale, Savoia, Genova, and it was composed of a golden crest, a turban, a silver-plated alpaca cup, two golden-scaled slugs and a metal cross. The version for officers and non-commissioned officers had a rounded cross and a lion’s head at the end of the very prominent crest.
Elmo da cavalleria per truppa
Si nota la croce frontale non in rilievo, in acciaio e la testa di leone all’estremità del cimiero poco in rilievo. A livello dell’attaccatura dell’orecchione sinistro, destinato con l’altro a fungere da sottogola, c’era una coccarda tricolore che per la truppa era in lattone e cuoio verniciato, mentre era in tessuto per Ufficiali, Marescialli e Sottufficiali.
Note the non-raised front cross, made of steel and the head of a lion at the end of the slightly embossed crest. At the level of the left earring, destined for the other to act as a chinstrap, there was a tricolor cockade which for the troops was in lactone and painted leather, while it was in fabric for Officers, Marshals and NCOs.
