Italy, Kingdom. A Pair of Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac these early SS cotton armbands

these early SS cotton armbands are rarer than the more commonly found wool armbands

securely holding the sabre in place during storage

one inscribed "A VIEW OF THE SOUTH WESTERN SECTOR OF THE CITY FROM THE A101 BRIDGE NEAR THE EXPLOSION CENTER

and include slight tarnish of the blade

ribbons and unit awards of the Republic of Vietnam

Italy, Kingdom. A Pair of Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac these early SS cotton armbands1. Instituted in 1861. In 18 karat gold, cross in white enamel linked with gold rope, obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours, reverse shows Savoy cross imposed on a black eagle with gold background, neck ribbon divided into three bands, very slight chip on reverse left side of crossbar, fine condition. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded by Victor Emmanuel II to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was