Hiriart Italian Sets (2 Viewers)

[ucla1967]

For those of you who might be interested, the following is a list of Italian themed toy soldier sets from Hiriart. You can see most of them at Italian dealer SAIMEX's website: www.saimex.it

1088 Modena Military Academy
1079 WWI Alpini
1093 WWI Besaglieri
1093A WWII Bersalglieri North Africa (metal helmets)
1093B WWII Bersaglieri (metal helmets)
1097 WWII Infantry
1098 Cacciatori D'Africa (Addis Abeba, 1936)
1206 Ansaldo CV33 Light tank
1227 Dragoons, 1891
1228 Lancers, 1891
1229 Light Cavalry, 1891
1230 Colonial Cavalry, 1891
1247 Le Volorire horse pulled gun team
1258 WWII Folgore Paratroopers
1262 WWI Italian Infantry (Adrian helmets)
1264 WWI Mountain Artillery (4 mules)
1269 Colonial Bersaglieri, 1896, in action
1290 Italian Askari in Somalia (white uniforms & red turbans)
1292 Meharista Infantry
1293 Cyrenaica Saharan Camel Corps
1294 Tripolitania Saharan Camel Corps.

 

[ucla1967]

I forgot to mention that there are also several Italian sets in Hiriart's Spanish Civil War series. They can be found on the SAIMEX website under "Sfilata Franchista." I believe that Hiriart has more Italian sets than in any other line that I am aware of.


ES14 Italian Green Arrows Infantry
ES24 XXIII of March Black Shirt Division
ES31 Bersaglieri Motorcycle Company
ES32 Light Tank Company (this could be the same as set 1207)
ES40 Aviation Legionari

 

[ucla1967]

For those of you who might be interested, the following is a list of Italian themed toy soldier sets from Hiriart. You can see most of them at Italian dealer SAIMEX's website: www.saimex.it

1088 Modena Military Academy
1079 WWI Alpini
1093 WWI Besaglieri
1093A WWII Bersalglieri North Africa (metal helmets)
1093B WWII Bersaglieri (metal helmets)
1097 WWII Infantry
1098 Cacciatori D'Africa (Addis Abeba, 1936)
1206 Ansaldo CV33 Light tank
1227 Dragoons, 1891
1228 Lancers, 1891
1229 Light Cavalry, 1891
1230 Colonial Cavalry, 1891
1247 Le Volorire horse pulled gun team
1258 WWII Folgore Paratroopers
1262 WWI Italian Infantry (Adrian helmets)
1264 WWI Mountain Artillery (4 mules)
1269 Colonial Bersaglieri, 1896, in action
1290 Italian Askari in Somalia (white uniforms & red turbans)
1292 Meharista Infantry
1293 Cyrenaica Saharan Camel Corps
1294 Tripolitania Saharan Camel Corps.

I just noticed a mistake I made in this list. Set 1206 is Italia Fara Da Se with Black Shirts and Mussolini. Set 1207 is the CV33 Ansalso light tank.

 

[kilted vampire]

I can not find them. It looks like a supplier for composite material

 

[ucla1967]

Sorry, my mistake. The correct website is www.saimextoys.it See what happens when you leave out the word "toys' you get cement.

 

[kilted vampire]

Works better than the cement site. Thank you

 

[ucla1967]

I took some photos of some of my Hiriart Italian Army sets.


Photo one: Set 1198 Cacciatori d'Africa, Addis Abeba, 1936.

Photo two: Set 1197 Italian Infantry, 1939.

Photo three: Set 1206 Italia Fara Da Sa, Mussolini and Young Fascists.

Photo four: From top, set 1258 Folgore Parachute Infantry Division (North Africa), set 1193 WWII Bersaglieri with helmets, and set ES24 the XXIII of March Black Shirt Division from the Spanish Civil War.

 

[ucla1967]

Some more photos.


Photo one: Close-up of set 1193 WWII Bersaglieri.

Photo two: Close-up of set ES24 the XXIII of March Black Shirt Division.

Photo three: Close-up of set 1258 Folgone Parachute Infantry. This division was destroyed in the fighting at El Alemein.

Photo four: Set 1207 Carroarmato "Ansaldo" CV33 light tank.

Photo five: Close-up of set 1207. This tankette was produced by FIAT under license from the British Carden-Lloyd Company.

 

[ucla1967]

I just saw a Desert Version of set 1207, the FIAT Ansaldo CV33 Light tank on eBay. It came with figures similar to the Cacciatori d'Africa set number 1198. I am going to add this version to my pending order; I'll take a photo of it when it arrives.

 

[ucla1967]

I had forgot that I had started this thread a while back. Since then, I have acquired more photos of of Italian military sets. Here are five from the 19th century:

1227 Italian Dragoons, 1891

1228 Italian Lancers, 1891

1229 Italian Light Cavalry, 1891

1230 Italian Colonial Cavalry, 1891

1230 Italian Colonial Cavalry, 1891 (blue tunics)

 

[ucla1967]

Set 1247 Artilleria a Cavalleria "Le Voloire" Italia represents an Italian horse artillery regiment that originated in Piemonte in 1831. I believe these uniforms of the flying battery are from the Resorgimento in the 1860s. The black detail on their kepis is horsehair.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is a different view of the Le Voloire set where you can see the uniforms more clearly.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is a photo of the non-catalog desert version of set 1207 ANSALDO CARROARMATO CV-33 TANKETT. The tankett crewman is wearing a standard Italian steel helmet rather than the special leather tanker's headgear which both of my sets (regular catalog and desert) have.

 

[ucla1967]

This photo is the desert version of set 1197 WW II ITALIAN BERSAGLIERI in steel helmets.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is another 19th Century era set. It is number 1269 Italian Colonial Bersalglieri in action, 1896.

 

[aujj65]

Here is a photo of the non-catalog desert version of set 1207 ANSALDO CARROARMATO CV-33 TANKETT. The tankett crewman is wearing a standard Italian steel helmet rather than the special leather tanker's headgear which both of my sets (regular catalog and desert) have.

Mike,

I took this photo at last Saturday's London show.

Jeff

 

[ucla1967]

Jeff,

Thanks for sharing the photo from London. The three Italian military sets in your shot are as follows:

1206 ITALIA FARA DE SA with Mussolini
1170 ITALIAN BERSAGLIERI, 1900
1207 ANSALDO CARROARMATO CV33 Tankett

The first set represents young fascist blackshirts who fought in North Africa wearing black fezzes rather than steel helmets. I believe that they were organized as the 135th Division and may have been destroyed at El Alemein. I have the second set with two extra buglers and two extra men so that I can display them as one officer, three buglers and nine men (3 X 3). I notice that the Ansaldo tankett set does not have the crewman wearing the special black leather tanker's helmet, as mine does.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is a photo of set 1291 ASCARI LIBICHE ITALIA, 1928 III Batallione. The set actually comes with nine figures, not the eight shown (as sold by SAMIEX TOYS in Italy). I have also attached three other, non-catalog versions of the VIII, IX, and X Battalions each with a different colored flag, cumberbunds, and tassels. Next year I am ordering for me and two other collectors, the first and second battalions which will have black and blue colors, respectively.

 

[ucla1967]

Attached is a photo of one of my favorite sets: 1179 WORLD WAR I ITALIAN ALPINI MOUNTAIN INFANTRY.

 

[Ruggles]

Attached is a photo of one of my favorite sets: 1179 WORLD WAR I ITALIAN ALPINI MOUNTAIN INFANTRY.

I can see why, those look out standing!