Italy, Kingdom. An Early Fascist Party Overseas Cap Fasci di Combattimento, c. Early 1920 Auction the top shows a Spanish

the top shows a Spanish coat of arms with typical Franco’s black eagle

he was Mentioned in Dispatches in the London Gazette

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a small 1915 patriotic Iron Cross badge

Italy, Kingdom. An Early Fascist Party Overseas Cap Fasci di Combattimento, c. Early 1920 Auction the top shows a SpanishA black wool overseas cap measuring 25. 5 cm in length by 12 cm tall and sized 49, constructed in fine early period wool typical of the first phase Fasci di Combattimento apparel before the standardized MVSN uniform reforms, the exterior displaying the sharply folded traditional overseas cap form with tassel used by early Fascist squadristi, the interior lined in plain black cloth without any maker marks, date stamps, or issue identifiers as produced