Original Italian WWII Royal Italian Army 4th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment Capitano Officers Peaked Visor Cap by U. Principato of Rome - Size 6

Original Item. Only One Available. The 4th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment (Italian: 4° Reggimento Artiglieria Pesante Campale) is an inactive artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Trento in Trentino and assigned to the 4th Alpine Army Corps. Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was formed in 1920 with pre-existing groups, which had fought during World War I on the Italian front. During World War II the regiment formed the 4th and 40th army corps artillery groupings. The 4th Army Corps Artillery Grouping participated in 1940 in the invasion of France and in 1943 joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army on the allied side. The 40th Army Corps Artillery Grouping fought in 1941 in the Greco-Italian War and in 1943 against the allies during the invasion of Sicily. The 40th Army Corps Artillery Grouping, which had retreated from Sicily to Calabria in Southern Italy, and the regiment were disbanded by invading German forces after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943, while the 4th Army Corps Artillery Grouping remained active as a training unit until September 1944.

This is a lovely Italian peaked visor “crusher” cap worn by a Capitano or Captain in the 4th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment. This is indicated by the cap badge to the front, with a large flaming bomb over crossed cannons with the numeral ‘4’ in the center. The cap band has three stripes, denoting the rank of Capitano or Captain. The interior retains a makers tag reading:

DITTA
U. Principato
ROMA
TEL. 6537

The sweatband shows heavy wear and the crown is stamped 6, likely the size. The celluloid sweat protector is gone.

Ready to display.