Original WWII Italian Black Shirt MVSN Fascist Officer Fez- Marked SPQR ERA By the summer of 1946

By the summer of 1946 the division was suffering the effects of demobilization and its combat efficiency had dropped below wartime standards

insignificant exceptions

The lower hand guard is of the SMLE Mk I design

it was pushed by thumbs

no scabbards survived

Original WWII Italian Black Shirt MVSN Fascist Officer Fez- Marked SPQR ERA By the summer of 1946Original Item: Only One Available. This good black felt with silk like lining fez features gold bullion embroidered trim and front knot with a rare SPQR gold bullion embroidered red shield on the left side of the cap. Size is approximately 55cm. SPQR is an acronym of a Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Roman Senate and People"; Classical Latin: [s?'na?. t? s p? p?'l? s. k?? ro?'ma?. n? s]), referring to the government of the ancient Roman