Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Newly Listed Maiden Flight of the Airship

Maiden Flight of the Airship LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin" on the 90th Birthday of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin Commemorative Medal 1928 (in bronze

(Heer Handschuhe für Offiziere)

very tiny enamel chip on bottom arm

narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized “J-1” type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand-filed mobile swastika

Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Newly Listed Maiden Flight of the AirshipIn die stamped silvered bronze, the reverse shows dual prongs, measures 48 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), 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 beret surrounded by a gold embroidered bullion wreath.