The specialty was born thanks to an intuition of Captain La Marmora of the Grendiers. Similar to the French "Voltigeurs", the Bersaglieri have appeared as light infantry. They annoy the enemy with rapid appearances, they follow it on the heels and they hit when it least expects it.
The patch of the Specialty is the flame with two crimson tips. Firstly it was in the same colour of the fez but later the colour has become darker and the metallic patches have been introduced for all.
Differently from the other Infantry specialties, for the Bersaglieri there is not a group of linked patches.