Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 Auction Archive A Victoria 41st Brockville Battalion

A Victoria 41st Brockville Battalion of Rifles Helmet Plate - In patinated bronze

chipping evident in the red enamels on one tip of the bottom arm on the obverse

the top was pierced to allow the watch face to be seen directly through the protector

along with members of the Royal Italian Navy that assisted them in Somaliland from 1902 to 1904

missing the catch

Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 Auction Archive A Victoria 41st Brockville BattalionThis 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