Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard and Hanger French & Indian War even inducing them to do

even inducing them to do so by 'canalising' them through gaps and concentrating their small arms fire on the infantry following them

The hilt has a pommel cap which acts to retain a nut which in turn secures the tang of the blade

Crochet beaded snakes were the most popular of the beaded souvenirs created in the prisoner of war camps at the time

The decals are not the commonly seen round bottom fakes that can be found on the market occasionally

Perhaps most interesting from a "personal history" point of view is the "declaration" stating just two parachutes were enclosed

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard and Hanger French & Indian War even inducing them to doOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza NSDAPonale (MVSN, "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), commonly called the Blackshirts, was originally the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party and, after 1923, an all volunteer militia of the Kingdom of Italy under Fascist rule. Its members were distinguished by their black uniforms (modelled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and