Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Border Guards Dagger with Scabbard Snider Rifle Accessories The chin strap is the

The chin strap is the correct early war OD Green #3 with a cast brass buckle

They were also difficult to load and often exploded when both charges were accidentally detonated at the same time during the heat of battle

It has a slightly worn gray patina

It still has the top stiffener

Original Italian WWII M.V.S.N. Fascist Militia Border Guards Dagger with Scabbard Snider Rifle Accessories The chin strap is theOriginal 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 (modelled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and