Italy, Kingdom. An Air Force Academy Cadet’s Dress Dagger United Republic of and executed

and executed

double breasted style

with gilding mostly gone/worn off)

The cover has a circular leather patch stitched in place in the centre with a thick green rip cord protruding from it

It measures 139 mm x 199 mm

Italy, Kingdom. An Air Force Academy Cadet’s Dress Dagger United Republic of and executedAn Italian Air Force Academy cadets dress dagger, measuring 350 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a blunted tip and unspoiled edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a stamped number 1635 on the reverse ricasso. It sits within an unofficial crossguard consisting of a pair of double sided wings, with the centre of each side overlaid by a raised and interwoven