1887 DOGALI "CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA" - Ranking

 Because of my love for precision I started to investigate the ranking of the Italian Army at the epoch of the Battle of Dogali.

NCO
As NCO there were sergeant and major-sergeant (ofter also called "furieri"). It is important to note that the NCO carried also a sword (the curved one of the Bersaglieri's corps, but with browned scabbard. It is not clear if they carried along during missions, but I think so. So I represented it

1887 - DOGALI
CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA
Major-Sergeant of an of Infantry Regiment
(Copyright Michele L. Savasta Fiore)

it is instead known that the troop and graduated (along with the officers, obviously) at the beginning of the campaign used a blue (Savoy) ribbon around the helmet to make clear that they were Italians, instead of other European nations. After a little while this habit was abandoned. Just the Officers retained it. Being at the beginning of the Campaign with the Battle of Dogali I represented one Sergeant-Major with the Savoy-blue ribbon.

1887 - DOGALI
CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA
Major-Sergeant of an Infantry Regiment with Savoy-blue ribbon
(Copyright Michele L. Savasta Fiore)

Now I represent a normal Sergeant, with his ranking (in this case I avoided to represent the sword, considering he was lower than the previous one):

1887 - DOGALI
CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA
Sergeant of an Infantry Regiment 
(Copyright Michele L. Savasta Fiore)

Graduated Troop
They were troop distiguished in battle of with a little of instruction.

1887 - DOGALI
CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA
Major-Caporal of an Infantry Regiment 
(Copyright Michele L. Savasta Fiore)

1887 - DOGALI
CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA
Caporal of an Infantry Regiment (different pose)
(Copyright Michele L. Savasta Fiore)

1887 - DOGALI
CORPO SPECIALE PER L'AFRICA
Caporal of an Infantry Regiment 
(Copyright Michele L. Savasta Fiore)