Spanish Civil War battlefield pickup: pre-WW2 Italian M33 helmet shell. One helmet shell is offered in this listing. Three are shown to give you an idea of what may be in stock. 

Manufactured and issued 1936-1939. Helmet was used in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by both Italian and Spanish troops under Franco.  

This is a battlefield relic, rusty with no liners or extremely poor liners. The distinctive Italian air vent rivets will be present.

Front dome might be plain or have Spanish insignia holes or Spanish rectangular insignia holders. 

Most will have stack marks, much rust and some with pitting (but still very much solid), and might have very tiny cracks. 

Generally speaking, I have tried to pick helmets that appear not to have cracks (non-cracked shells have a clear bell like sound when tapped). 

Paint may vary from none to sparse areas of Italian and/or Spanish paint. Sizes vary also, from small to extra large. 

A scarce souvenir of the Spanish Civil War. 

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Note: All helmets listed by me were used in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. Some were reissued by the Spanish government after the civil war. Many were salvaged and stored by the Spanish. None were made after 1939. The following is a summation of characteristics of the Italian M33 helmet made during the 1930's:

Liner fingers have leather disc reinforcements where dome string is threaded through. (Post war: metal grommets on end hole of liner fingers)

Liner air vent rivets are two tab split rivets or starburst type. (Post war: star burst only)

Rectangular chin strap bales. (Post war: trapezoidal chinstrap bales)

Tan brown or white liner leather. Earliest liners are white leather. (Post war: tan/yellow leather)

Orange felt padding under leather liner. (Post war: yellow felt padding)

Liners have various stitching patterns in rear of liner. (Post war: liner has a very pronounced "Z" stitch. Note: sometimes the "Z" stitch is found on liners from the 1930's-World War 2, usually not very prominent)

Leather gray-green or various leather field replacement chinstraps. (Post war: chinstrap is tan canvas with large sliding buckle). 

Hopefully this will clear up any questions in identifying the distinctive characteristics of these helmets.