Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 Auction The Rifle Brigade

The Rifle Brigade

topped by a Luftwaffe eagle

Part III (March 7th

locking the dagger onto its scabbard

The case is contemporarily repaired

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 Auction The Rifle BrigadeIn die stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields, shield shaped, obverse bearing the inscription HRVATSKA (Croatia) above the Croatian coat of arms, plain reverse, unmarked, die holes in all four corners for uniform attachment, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 57 mm (h), scattered fine chipping in the red lacquered fields, near extremely fine. Footnote: This type of badge worn from 1941 to 1943 by the Croat volunteers in the Italian sponsored Light