Original U.S. WWII Theater Made Bowie Blade Fighting Knife with Italian Black Brigade Insignia & Original Sheath Empire Edged Weapons with wear around the rim

with wear around the rim

The Label reads as follows:

with paint wear present

The coatee is a rather difficult item to research

The original top tag is still partly present

Original U.S. WWII Theater Made Bowie Blade Fighting Knife with Italian Black Brigade Insignia & Original Sheath Empire Edged Weapons with wear around the rimOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very interesting handmade fighting knife with a Bowie style blade and Italian insignia for one of the Black Brigades, XVI Brigata Nera "Dante Gervasini" of Varese, with the roman numeral XVI on the pommel and scabbard. The knife is absolutely of the period and handmade. The 9 blade shows heavy usage and sharpening. The hilt is in good shape with the Black Brigade badge of a skull with a dagger in its mouth