Italy, Facist State. A Second War Fighting Knife, C.1942 GTRexclude MAI 1888" (Unveiled on May

MAI 1888" (Unveiled on May 13

Rome October 14-15

wreath is patinated

Gertrude MetcalfeFarragut (1849-1896)

The tunic exhibits wear on the shoulder boards and collar tabs

Italy, Facist State. A Second War Fighting Knife, C.1942 GTRexclude MAI 1888" (Unveiled on MayThe knife with its blade and crossguard in steel, magnetic, measuring 183 mm in length, embedded into a brass handle, the handle with a bone grip which incorporates seven sets of three vertical rules each around its circumference, the pommel constructed from a circular convex rivet that secures the structure of the knife, the knife measuring 280 mm in length overall, exhibiting contact marks on the blade and spotting on the brass handle. The