Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts 2nd Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard U.S. Artwork & Posters who was wounded in action

who was wounded in action while serving with Company G

indicating that they are definitely WWII production

Barrel Length: 52 inches

It was superseded by the MG 34 and then later the MG 42

as evidenced by the many 8th and 9th Air Force aircrews outfitted in this jacket in time for the D-Day invasion at Normandy on June 6

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts 2nd Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard U.S. Artwork & Posters who was wounded in actionOriginal 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