Cappello alpino

On 7 June 1883, the "Fiamme Verdi" (green flames) collar patches were introduced thus making the Alpini officially a specialty within the Italian infantry corps.

Around the lower half of the round top section, a green-grey leather band and for officers a golden braid encompasses the Cappello.

The feather is approximately 10-12 inches long and is carried with a slight backward and inbound inclination on the left side of the Cappello.

The symbols indicating a regiment's specialization are: The nappina is a small piece of wood, on which a tuft of coloured wool threads is sewn.

Also, a thin bent wire juts out from the wood to allow the nappina to be latched onto the left side of the Cappello Alpino.

The nappina were first issued to distinguish between the battalions in an Alpini regiment: The colours are the same as found on the Italian flag of the Kingdom of Italy.

Soldiers of the Mountain Artillery units were issued a green tuft with a black patch in the middle onto which the number of their battery was written in yellow.