Italy, Fascist State. An Arditi Skull Ring & A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge Auction topped by a parachute and

topped by a parachute and skull and overlaid by a white enameled Patriarchal Cross

bearing a double-stamped inscription of “ERNST WITTMANN

the canteen encased in a brown wool cover with four silvered magnetic metal snap closures on the left side

He was wounded in action on May 19

with its cardboard mailing sleeve and addressed to his mother in Acton

Italy, Fascist State. An Arditi Skull Ring & A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge Auction topped by a parachute and1. Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Period Arditi Skull Ring; Constructed of silver, the exterior bearing a ribbed field overlaid by an Arditi style skull and crossbones, unmarked, measuring ring size 10 and weighing at 3. 7 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, c. 1943. In die stamped silvered bronze, the reverse shows a vertical clip, measuring at 47. 5mm (w) x 43. 2mm (h), and weighing at 5. 9