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This is a rare sleeve shield for the Italian Fascist Youth Alpine (Alpini) Unit. The group began in 1926 as the ONB (Opera Nazionale Balilla) and was renamed GIL (Giuventu Italiana del Littorio) in 193The sleeve shield would have been worn as a shoulder patch, and is in painted zama white metal.
VINTAGE:Circa World War II.
SIZE:Approximately 2-13/16" in height and 2-3/16" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Painted zama white metal.
ATTACHMENT:Small holes.
MARKINGS:None.
ITEM NOTES:This is from an Italian militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VGEX12 LBIEX2/12 SeBIEX12/14
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): The shield shows only some very light wear.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.