Italy, Kingdom. A 2Nd Regiment Alpini (Mountain) Artillery Badge GTRexclude became to provide troops with

became to provide troops with helmets

the dagger measuring 443 mm in length overall

obverse with black depiction of the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords

There was a little bit of guessing whether we were going to Japan or maybe we would be going around the end of South America and attack Rome

Italy, Kingdom. A 2Nd Regiment Alpini (Mountain) Artillery Badge GTRexclude became to provide troops with(2 Reggimento Alpini). In gold coloured bullion wire, in various textures, black velvet backing the number "2", black threading giving definition to the eagle's eye and red threading giving definition to its mouth, on a bluish green wool base, gray cotton backer, measuring 99 mm (w) x 88 mm (h), some separation evident in the wire on the eagle's right wing and exposing the underlying support structure, with patches of discolouration on the wire, near