Italy, Kingdom. A National Security Volunteer Militia's Long Service Cross, East Africa Campaign Auction КИРОВА” (“IN THE NAME OF

КИРОВА” (“IN THE NAME OF S

This is a very well-preserved edition of “The Canadian Gunsmiths: 1608 to 1900”

1939-40 Winter War Medical Aid Award Plaque -  in blackened aluminum

ISBN 0 241 10232 4

unmarked but a variation manufactured from approximately 1800 until 1820

Italy, Kingdom. A National Security Volunteer Militia's Long Service Cross, East Africa Campaign Auction КИРОВА” (“IN THE NAME OF(Croce di anzianit di servizio per la milizia volontaria per la sicurezza nazionale). Instituted in 1933. Ten Years' Service, with Bronze Gladius for the East Africa Campaign. In bronze, the obverse centrepiece inscribed with the initials "MVSN" (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = National Security Volunteer Militia, popularly referred to as the 'Blackshirts'), the reverse centrepiece inscribed "DIECI ANNI (Ten Years), measuring 38. 5 mm