Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Rare 1st Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard Japanese Helmets V Corps LRRPs (Company D)

V Corps LRRPs (Company D) transferred to the Gibbs Kaserne in Frankfurt near Corps HQ

In Mid-November

The rest of the scabbard has some areas of light oxidation and crazing

a 15 inch swamped iron barrel with tang screw rising from beneath

but it also has a substantial 4 1/2 " tail which was designed for extra purchase with the use of the second hand for additional support

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Rare 1st Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard Japanese Helmets V Corps LRRPs (Company D)Original 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 (modelled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and