An Italian St. Marco Division Shoulder Board Auction January 15th

January 15th

A Miniature Royal Victorian Order

had already been in France at this point for a year with the 59th Battalion

where he joined the Parthian (1935) and later

The dagger and scabbard retain their original finishes

An Italian St. Marco Division Shoulder Board Auction January 15thAn Italian St. Marco Division Shoulder Board Of simple wool construction, with metal badge attached (rank insignia missing), in worn condition, rare. Footnote: the 3. Naval Infantry Division San Marco (3. Divisione Fanteria di Marina "San Marco") was one of the divisions of the Fascist Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI) or, Italian Social Republic, and was formed mainly of recruits from the Navy and the X MAS marines. It began training late 1943 in