Original Italian WWI Era Officer Order of the Crown of Italy In Original Presentation Case Fusee Spring & Cover flags became a standard part

flags became a standard part of the uniform

The earlier TWO examples were both Marked No

The bright shiny blade bears the Knight's Head stamping of the German Solingen firm of Carl Reinhard KIRSCHBAUM

Enlisted personnel assigned to the squadron consisted of mechanics

and bear matching embossed plant designs

Original Italian WWI Era Officer Order of the Crown of Italy In Original Presentation Case Fusee Spring & Cover flags became a standard partOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a genuine WWI era Officer Order of the Crown of Italy with its original presentation box. The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit. Compared with the older Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572), the Order of the