Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dagger Hanger Province of China and the First Italian War

and the First Italian War of Independence (1848 -1849)

measuring 34 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

(Mützenband “SMS Zenta”)

the rear and sides with a fold down flap that had two tabs

The obverse peak is adorned with a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire insignia depicting a Partito Nazionale Fascista (National Fascist Party) fasces insignia flanked by multiple rows of oak leaves

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dagger Hanger Province of China and the First Italian War(Heer Gehnge fr den Offiziersdolch). A Heer Officers dagger hanger, consisting of an aluminum loop with two additional loops emanating from the bottom edge, each in turn accommodating a field grey doeskin strap topped by a silver aluminum wire tresses, each strap adjusted with a functional aluminum buckle taking the form of an oval oak leaf wreath and culminating in a functional spring clip to lock onto analogous scabbard loops, unmarked, measuring 27