Original Italian WWII USGI Captured and Upgraded Fascist Youth GIL Fighting Knife with Scabbard Sten Gun our first attack was launched

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Overall a wonderful example of a turn of the 5th Maryland National Guard Shako with ties to its Civil War Confederacy Heritage

with an intact slider

The Foster mount usually incorporated an arc-shaped I-beam rail as its rearmost structural member

Marked at the base with the blade model:  88996-18 and Serial Number:  63892

Original Italian WWII USGI Captured and Upgraded Fascist Youth GIL Fighting Knife with Scabbard Sten Gun our first attack was launchedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This began life as an Italian WWII Era GIL (Italian Youth) fighting knife, much along the lines of the Fascist "Pugio" Fighting Knife, but smaller in size, as it was intended for smaller hands. It has the standard wooden handle, with a crossguard and single edged knife blade. Near the ricasso it is correctly marked G I L. During the war it was captured by a USGI, and had the blade profile changed into more of a