Original U.S. WWII Italian Naked Woman NAPLES 1945 Aluminum Knife - USGI Souvenir Trench Art WWI The bands are the normal

The bands are the normal white metal type featuring oak leaves running around the circumference positioned on forty-five degree angles

There is also a regimental marking of 9

and the paint is in excellent condition

beheading was the traditional death sentence

Original U.S. WWII Italian Naked Woman NAPLES 1945 Aluminum Knife - USGI Souvenir Trench Art WWI The bands are the normalOriginal Item: Only One Available. Italian manufactured late WWII period souvenir knife (not sharp) with a naked lady for a grip. These "nude knives" were popular with American troops and were offered in small street markets throughout Naples. This example is marked NAPLES 1945 with an engraving pen on the blade, next to a small drawing of an island. USGI Vets bought these as a lighthearted reminder of their time abroad. Constructed of cast aluminum,