Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard - Excellent Condition Category_Brunswick Parts and the blade attaches to

and the blade attaches to that hinge point

earliest production with short high hammer featuring plated nickel finish and ivory grips

and marked on the back RIR and RI / 257

modified on 18 Jul 1995

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard - Excellent Condition Category_Brunswick Parts and the blade attaches toOriginal 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 (modelled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and