Original Italian WWI Era Officer Order of the Crown of Italy In Original Presentation Case Fusee Spring & Cover travelling by glider to participate

travelling by glider to participate in the assault

several other nations have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton

The bright shiny blade bears the Knight's Head stamping of the German Solingen firm of Carl Reinhard KIRSCHBAUM

flags became a standard part of the uniform

The earlier TWO examples were both Marked No

Original Italian WWI Era Officer Order of the Crown of Italy In Original Presentation Case Fusee Spring & Cover travelling by glider to participateOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a genuine WWI era Officer Order of the Crown of Italy with its original presentation box. The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit. Compared with the older Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572), the Order of the