Italy Italian Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 15th or 16th century armor-piercing dagger or dirk blade. It was excavated in Europe, and could possibly be French, Italian or German. There appears to be faint remnants of a motto in the fullering. The blade is narrow and...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically important circa 1929 Pan Am Airways (PAA) pilot hat badge 1st issue, originally belonging to PAA pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan joined the United States Navy in 1918, functioning as a...

ARTIFACT: Vintage Eastman Leather Company A-2 leather jacket size 40. The jacket displays a painted 5th Bomb Squadron insignia depicting a skull with golden wings, below which reads: "KIAI O KALEWA". The inside liner is cotton with exceptional detail and...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful World War I United States Air Service enlisted man tunic with a French-made 2nd Air Park Artillery Observation School shoulder patch and some overseas stripes. This uniform is sadly unnamed. The jacket has a maker label...

ARTIFACT: This is a huge and beautiful circa 1943 jacket patch for the United States Army Air Forces 92nd Fighter Squadron, 81st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force. The 92nd, also known as the "e;Skulls"e;, flew P-39 and P-38 aircraft. The patch is in...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1949 Berlin Airlift / Berlin Blockade / Operation Vittles United States Air Force plaque to 7122nd Air Police Squadron Corporal Daiel Godich. The wooden plaque features three brass panels, the top one reads: "CPL. DANIEL...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver pre-World War II ring for the United States Army Corps 94th Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron. The ring shows an arrowhead bearing the bust of a Native American man. Each side displays an eagle with spread wings above a...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWI Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross) enameled member badge by Johnson in Milano. The center of the shield-shaped badge is a raised, white enamel disc with a red cross and the surrounding is detailed in green enamel. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Croatian Grand Cross set of the Order of King Zvonimir with star. It was made by Braca Knaus in gilt gold and enamels mounted on a full length of sash ribbon. The star is made in silver, with the center appliqu? in...

ARTIFACT: This is a nicely enameled circa 1930s badge for a ski school (sci scuola) at Abetone, Italy. The badge is Deco in style and shows a red lightning bolt passing by some evergreen trees. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful bullion pilot wing and officer rank insignia for Italian Fascist Legion pilots flying. This wing, along with the insignia, were worn only by Italian pilots flying in Spain and fighting for the Franco Nationalists during the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Spanish Civil War period pilot wing for Italian Fascist Legion pilots flying for Franco's Nationalists. Mussolini sent tens of thousands of men and valuable materiel to aid Franco's side. The wing is in Spanish silver with a gold and...