PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The lined grey/green wool/rayon blend, tunic features a three-button single-breasted front closure, an open neck with a lay-down collar, four exterior pleated patch pockets all with scalloped button down flaps. The larger buttons to the front closure, bottom pockets and the smaller buttons to the breast pockets and shoulder straps, are all made from olive green bakelite (buttons look restored). A five-pointed silver star is mounted to each of the typical Italian "flame" collar tabs, red flames on blue background, indicating Tanks, handstitched to each collar. The tunic has integral, sewn in, plain grey-green, pointed tip shoulder straps. The sleeves end in simulated French cuffs. Sewn to each hip are two belt loops through which passes a cloth belt made from the same material as the tunic. To one end of the belt are three reinforced button holes and a sliding cloth retaining loop while the other end has three small bakelite buttons, two olive green and one lighter green. The interior and sleeves are fully lined in grey rayon with and has vertical slash pockets to the left interior breast and waist, the breast pocket having a button down flap and the waist having a button closure. Both of the buttons are made of wood. Stamped in black to the back interior is a rectangle with the text "DEPOSITO VIII, SEITORI GaF" with a large "A" and the date "1941". To the left of the rectangle are the numbers "2" over "3". Inside one of the breast pockets are a pair Lieutenant’s sleeve insignia, that consist of two gold braid stripes, the top one formed into a loop, on a on a grey/green background. The tunic shows the expected nap wear but other than some minor holes, one repair to the interior and one of the seams in the armpit splitting the tunic is in good condition. The tunic is roughly a size 40" chest. The partially lined, wool, grey/green pantaloon style breeches, whose four button French fly has two additional buttons at the waistband. The pantaloons have a horizontally laid waistband with four vertical belt loops. The front of the pantaloons have dual, vertical, reverse pleats and two vertical side seam slash pockets. The reverse of the pantaloons have dual, vertical tapering darts and two horizontal slash pockets with single button closures. An opening along each outside seam of the tapered cuffs rises 3 1/2" from the bottom. Each cuff has two 15" long tie tapes. The interior waistband and cuffs are lined in grey rayon with an HBT weave. The internal pocket bags and crotch are also in the same grey rayon with an HBT weave with two brown wool reinforcing panels running down the interior of each leg to the cuffs. Stamped to the interior waistband is the number "2" and an oval in which can be made out "!940" and "Sala Taglio". The breeches are in good condition except for several holes to the rear.

GRADE***1/2                             PRICE $835.00