Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Archive pin marked "900"

pin marked "900"

2 mm inclusive of the pinback hanger

and for subsequent services in the Archangel operations of July-September 1919

measuring 45 mm (w) x 54

the enamels on the shield intact

Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Archive pin marked "900"In die stamped silvered bronze with black lacquer, the reverse offers a pinched flat bar for beret attachment, measures 48. 1mm (w) x 43. 6mm (h), wear to skull, loss of lacquer to the eyes and nose, remains in very fine condition. Footnote: The RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana Italian Social Republic) was a paramilitary unit in Northern Italy which was under Fascist control and occupied by the German Army. The metal smiling skull was worn on the