Black Shirts Fascists Side Cap 1943 Auction Archive he enlisted with the Imperial

he enlisted with the Imperial Army in the Rifle Brigade

ends of the original ribbon sewn together

s Cross First Class with Swords

He further volunteered his services as bomb carrier to a squad of another Regiment which had been detailed to make an attack on an enemy trench

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Black Shirts Fascists Side Cap 1943 Auction Archive he enlisted with the ImperialBlack Shirts Fascists Side Cap Pre. 1943 Fabricated from black wool, gold wire bullion fasces insignia on the front, traditional high bush side wall, multi fringed skirt attached to the top, unmarked, unlined, moth holes and fabric interruption evident, near very fine. Footnote: The MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = Volunteer Army for National Security) was the Fascist Militia formed soon after Mussolini's rise to power in 1923