Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger Turned Fighting Knife with Scabbard Flintlock Muskets and Rifles but not of that Maker's

but not of that Maker's most upmarket work

The Spartans were not an officially recognized unit of the Confederate Army

an element of the 1st Brigade

Navy inspectors realized that the rear sights had been positioned incorrectly

There are also some unit markings on inside of the back skirt in white paint

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger Turned Fighting Knife with Scabbard Flintlock Muskets and Rifles but not of that Maker'sOriginal 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 (modeled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and