Italy, Facist State. A Second War Fighting Knife, C.1942 Newly Listed measuring 125 mm (w) x

measuring 125 mm (w) x 86 mm (h)

the reverse centre bears a black enamel medallion with a gilt crowned Bavarian lion within a white enamel ring in the form of a buckled belt with the date “1866” in gilt

with pinbacks

in turn overlaid with a black dyed mobile swastika

later qualifying as a Flying Instructor at RAF College

Italy, Facist State. A Second War Fighting Knife, C.1942 Newly Listed measuring 125 mm (w) xThe knife with its blade and crossguard in steel, magnetic, measuring 183 mm in length, embedded into a brass handle, the handle with a bone grip which incorporates seven sets of three vertical rules each around its circumference, the pommel constructed from a circular convex rivet that secures the structure of the knife, the knife measuring 280 mm in length overall, exhibiting contact marks on the blade and spotting on the brass handle. The