M.V.S.N. Italian Facist Bayonet with Scabbard from WW2

A well-known fighting knife used by Italian & Axis troops during the time of Benito Mussolini from the early 1920s until 1943. Featuring a double-edged blade with steel cross guard and wooden grip secured by two steel rivets and steel pommel. This dagger comes complete in an all-steel belt scabbard with an angled belt loop. The scabbard front is embossed with the Fascist logo of the famous bound axe and rods over M.V.S.N., which stood for "Milizia Volontara par la Sicurezza NSDAPonale" known to the rest of the world as the Blackshirts. This "second pattern" MVSN dagger, unlike the first pattern, was completely and originally manufactured to the designs of the then new Fascist Party specification, and it was intended to serve both as a dress dagger and as a useful combat knife.

Approximate Blade Length: 8 1/2"

Approx Blade Width: 1 1/8"

Approximate Overall Length: 13"

This piece is in excellent condition for its age. The wooden handle shows very little wear and the blade has no oxidization, it has surface scratches from use, yet is not worn.  Most of the scabbard paint has been lost and visually reflects its age, yet the condition is very good. There is no rust and no indentations.