Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 Auction Archive bearing raised oak leaves around

bearing raised oak leaves around the circumference

along with maker code “39/37”

missing the catch

large raised gold-coloured bullion wire ridge flanked with two rows of rolled wire trim butting the protruding wide oval cap

with embroidered wings and anchor motif in off-white threads

Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 Auction Archive bearing raised oak leaves aroundThis 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