Black Shirts Fascists Side Cap 1943 GTRexclude engraved on reverse "Exp No

engraved on reverse "Exp No

and General Assault Badge III Grade (50) awarded on 13

This medal was a reward to those who had served in the underground movement

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Black Shirts Fascists Side Cap 1943 GTRexclude engraved on reverse "Exp NoBlack Shirts Fascists Side Cap Pre. 1943 Fabricated from black wool, gold wire bullion fasces insignia on the front, traditional high bush side wall, multi fringed skirt attached to the top, unmarked, unlined, moth holes and fabric interruption evident, near very fine. Footnote: The MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = Volunteer Army for National Security) was the Fascist Militia formed soon after Mussolini's rise to power in 1923