Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 United Republic of a red and white enameled

a red and white enameled Trophy of Arms

Corporal Aylward suffered a slight gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his left neck

The drawstring is equally constructed of black leather

Moon was captured by German Askaris and was a P

Measuring 222 mm (w) x 285 mm (h)

Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 United Republic of a red and white enameledThis superbly designed Art Deco style Italian dagger measures approximately 31. 5cm (or 12 1 2 inches); blade is nickel platted, measures 19 cm (or 7 1 2 inches) in length; it is polished, with sharp tip, unmarked, and has few minor dents; unfortunately, one side, the blade has deep spots of rust (close to the cross guard), likely due to poor storage; the cross guard is of multi piece construction, combining synthetic brown material and nickel plated