Billao and Dubats
Nice example there. Here is a photo of Somali 'Dubats', a sort of Italian Colonial Era Somali Militia equipped with similar Billao... I saved this photo on my hard drive long ago and can't remember exactly where I sourced it. Wikipedia has an interesting article on Dubats.
Perhaps some Forumites know more about Dubats and this style of Billao. Was it a standard issue military item or did it denote some special rank?
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