Italy, Fascist State. A Scarce Italian Arditi Special Forces Lapel Pin Badge, c. 1942 United Republic of marked with the Russian two-headed

marked with the Russian two-headed eagle coat-of-arms and maker marked "Keibel" (Albert Keibel

The blade sits firmly within a gilded bronze crossguard

backed by a wreath bearing the Queen's QEII crown in bronze gilt

1882 at Altenburg

Italy, Fascist State. A Scarce Italian Arditi Special Forces Lapel Pin Badge, c. 1942 United Republic of marked with the Russian two-headed(Distintivo per spilla da bavero delle forze speciali Arditi). c1942 issue. Constructed of silvered zinc, consisting of a grinning skull with a dagger clinched in its teeth horizontally, the reverse plain, unmarked, with a vertical needle pin, measuring 34. 0 mm (w) x 31. 3 mm (l), in very fine condition.