Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Rare 1st Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard Japanese Helmets a 15 inch swamped iron

a 15 inch swamped iron barrel with tang screw rising from beneath

but it also has a substantial 4 1/2 " tail which was designed for extra purchase with the use of the second hand for additional support

The rest of the scabbard has some areas of light oxidation and crazing

Additionally the tab has an L

The Schwarzlose was used both as a fixed forward firing gun and as a flexible

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts Rare 1st Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard Japanese Helmets a 15 inch swamped ironOriginal 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