Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 Auction Archive chipping evident in the red

chipping evident in the red enamels on one tip of the bottom arm on the obverse

large raised gold-coloured bullion wire ridge flanked with two rows of rolled wire trim butting the protruding wide oval cap

consisting of a red enameled cross with laurels in each quadrant

with embroidered wings and anchor motif in off-white threads

missing the catch

Italy, Fascist State. A Presentation Dagger Of 13th Legion Ccnn Commanding Officer, C.1940 Auction Archive chipping evident in the redThis superbly designed Art Deco style Italian dagger measures approximately 31. 5cm (or 12 1 2 inches); blade is nickel platted, measures 19 cm (or 7 1 2 inches) in length; it is polished, with sharp tip, unmarked, and has few minor dents; unfortunately, one side, the blade has deep spots of rust (close to the cross guard), likely due to poor storage; the cross guard is of multi piece construction, combining synthetic brown material and nickel plated