£500 - £600
A late WW2 Italian fascist MVSN/GNR ‘Leonessa’ Armoured ‘M’ Group leather motorcyclist’s helmet, with original MVSN tanker skull badge to the front, likely originally issued to the 1st ‘M’ MVSN Armoured Division, meant to be Mussolini’s personal bodyguard and personally trained by the SS, before becoming the ‘Leonessa’ Armoured group after the fall of southern Italy, with ink stamp to the liner and Italy stamp to the brim, size approximately 58-59
Liner in fragile condition, some mothing to the central leather band, chinstrap is partial. Badge is slightly corroded but retains much detail.
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