Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, V Class Knight, c.1840 Republic of Directly beneath is a machine

Directly beneath is a machine embroidered national tri-colour cockade in black

We were told that the parachutes were made of camouflage fabric

accompanied by its original custom-fitted lid with a circular laurel wreath handle

surrounded by two loops of ropes

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, V Class Knight, c.1840 Republic of Directly beneath is a machine(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. In 18K Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 6. 7 grams inclusive of its ribbon, unmarked, measuring 31. 2 mm (w) x 31. 2 mm (h), chipping evident in the green enamels in multiple places on both sides, tiny chip in the white enamels on the arm at 9 o'clock on the obverse, original ribbon, fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of