Description
Italian Fascist WW2 Era MVSN Dagger. This weapon was utilized both as a service and dress weapon. The hilt has a solid wooden grip contoured with 4 finger recesses. Two steel rivets protrude through the grip to the blade tang to secure the blade into place. The crossguard is steel as is the upper retaining plate on the top of the grip. The scabbard has lost the pain. The scabbard is pressed steel bearing the emblem of the MVSN which is a fasces over the letters “M.V.S.N.” which was the Fascist Party Militia in Italy at that time (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale). Inside the scabbard are brass fittings that are held in place by a screw. LH4624