Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard and Hanger Stencils These pieces were queried directly

These pieces were queried directly from the family of a New Jersey WW2 veteran

and procured it for a wide variety of roles

It appears that this could have been torn from a downed aircraft or taken as a souvenir when the aircraft was decommissioned

he appears to have been serving with this command and was stationed in Taranto

an African-American unit formed in 1866

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard and Hanger Stencils These pieces were queried directlyOriginal 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