Rare full Italian mod 909 of the First World War belonged to an officer lieutenant? the Territorial Militia, the degrees on the sleeves were removed unfortunately all in very good state of conservation and with excellent patina of time, to be noted that the sleeves were stretched but that remains visible trace of color variation. In the Great War the Italian army was divided as follows: Army on active duty, formed by the classes of conscription that lasted two anni.Poi the laid off, still valid but already physically inserted into civilian life, became part of the Militia Mobile, including 900 companies of Infantry, Artillery and 60 of 10 of the largest War Genio.Durante such formations arrivaro-no to form about 10 divisions, constituting a veritable "army" to protect the forefront of fronte.La TERRITORIAL MILITIA consisted instead from older classes, used in the back-streets and in control of the territory (bridges, railways, escort prisoners etc.). It was not uncommon, however, that even these departments participate in the fighting and in particular the so-called Battalions "Valle" Alpini (Tanaro Valley, Val d'Orco, Val Cenischia, Val Brenta, Val Cismon, Val Fella), furoo intended immediately to actions guerra.Man hand this proceeding, is almost completely nullified the differences between the first two Linnhe and TERRITORIALE.Le trims the collar of his coat of these departments were at one tip ("PIPE"), red for Infantry and green for Alpini.Erano framed in regiments whose numbers ranged from 201 ° to 282 ° .The Territorial was nicknamed "THE TERRIBLE", as being made up of fathers of families, already gray hair and with a bit of fatness, it seemed not really a department particularly aggressive.