Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Auction A Miniature Bulgarian Military Order

A Miniature Bulgarian Military Order for Bravery - Type III (1912)  Two-piece construction

the 2nd type is centering 6 flares

the upper badge suspended from a 54

1944 and signed in blue crayon by a Senior Lieutenant and Battery Chief

as he met his death in the performance of Air Force duty during a training flight

Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Auction A Miniature Bulgarian Military OrderIn die stamped silvered bronze with black lacquer, the reverse offers a pinched flat bar for beret attachment, measures 48. 1mm (w) x 43. 6mm (h), wear to skull, loss of lacquer to the eyes and nose, remains in very fine condition. Footnote: The RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana Italian Social Republic) was a paramilitary unit in Northern Italy which was under Fascist control and occupied by the German Army. The metal smiling skull was worn on the