Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 United Republic of The drawstring is equally constructed

The drawstring is equally constructed of black leather

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

24 in 1938 and was later trained as a bomber pilot in 1941

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

Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 United Republic of The drawstring is equally constructedThis 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