Original Italian WWII RSI San Marco Battalion “Lion’s Head” Officer’s Dagger with Painted Scabbard - Rare French Ordnance New Caledonia has been a

New Caledonia has been a colony of France since 1853

The spine of the grip is recessed and struck into the alloy is: VIETNAM 1968

The nose band of the rifle is marked with the regimental designation 2

This is a very nice early HJ Knife (HJ knife) marked on the blade by blade by the rare maker Carl August Meis GmbH of Solingen

Original Italian WWII RSI San Marco Battalion “Lion’s Head” Officer’s Dagger with Painted Scabbard - Rare French Ordnance New Caledonia has been aOriginal Item. Only One Available. The San Marco Battalion are the Italian Marines. They trace its history back to the La Marina Regiment, formed in 1713. During the Wars of Italian Independence the Italian Marines were known as the Fanteria Real Marina, units of specially selected sailors who were skilled marksmen. The regiment also played an important role in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion and in the Italo Turkish War. At the beginning of the