Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts 2nd Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts There is also a faint

There is also a faint unit markings stamped into the leather

Very compelling

This black leather holster is in very nice

The MG08 was mounted on a sled mount (German: Schlittenlafette) that was ferried between locations either on carts or else carried above men's shoulders in the manner of a stretcher

The rim appears to be stainless steel

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Blackshirts 2nd Pattern Fighting Dagger with Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts There is also a faintOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza NSDAPonale (MVSN, "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), commonly called the Blackshirts, was originally the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party and, after 1923, an all volunteer militia of the Kingdom of Italy under Fascist rule. Its members were distinguished by their black uniforms (modeled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and