Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard Brunswick Guns Expedition to Texas and Shreveport

Expedition to Texas and Shreveport Railroad December 25–26

They do show some wear to the plating

roughly 140 years old

such as crossed swords and a coat of arms on the bottom of the spearhead

The scabbard also has a belt loop with a securing strap attached

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Nickel-Plated Dagger with Scabbard Brunswick Guns Expedition to Texas and ShreveportOriginal 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 (modeled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and