Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Border Guards Dagger with Scabbard Russian Field Gear by 1916—once the weapon had

by 1916—once the weapon had established itself as the pre-eminent defensive battlefield weapon—the number had increased to 3

nothing more

There are also some numbers scratched into the pole socket

The base held a cavity for 2 chemical ampules which reacted violently with the fluid which shattered on impact

The lead sheath contains a copper capsule which holds the friction composition

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Border Guards Dagger with Scabbard Russian Field Gear by 1916—once the weapon hadOriginal 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