Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A small collection of Italian Fascist Side Caps and Badges

An Italian Fascist Youth Bustina Side Cap, with badge attached as worn, of simple design with no flaps or piping, grey olive wool with grubby blue grey rayon lining with fasces and CIL (Italian Labour Confederation/ Confederazione Italiana del Lavoro) alloy badge, a couple of small moth holes and worn through to bottom edge in a couple of places, liner grubby, otherwise good condition

A Second War Italian Senior Officers, 17th Infantry Army Bustina Side Cap, coarse greyish-green wool, the rear and sides with a fold down flap with two tabs, lined in lighter olive green fabric, with two snap closures. Gold Bullion wire badge sewn in place to front bearing crossed rifles with the number ‘17’ to centre and crown above, on an olive green woollen felt backing pad. Three gold-coloured bullion stars placed on an olive-grey felt panel, sewn in place on the left side. The rank badge of three stars denoting the rank of Generale di Corpo d’Armata (Tenente Generale). The interior is lined in a lighter green fabric, probably rayon, no size markings but a partial name inscribed in ink, possibly reading ‘Cas…’, light soiling, bullion wire a little tarnished, otherwise good condition

An Italian Fascist black woollen sidecap the rear and sides with a fold down flap and two tabs, lined in black fabric probably rayon, with two snap closures. Silver and gold Gold Bullion wire fasces badge sewn in place to front on black woollen panel, with Brown leatherette sweatband, sweatband brittle and cracked with some loss and a couple of tears, otherwise good condition

An Italian Fascist black woollen felt oval cap with black rayon trim and large artificial silk tassel. The cap features all around side panels with black rayon trim to the top edges which encompass the central oval crown. Multi-strand black artificial silk tassel. The front right centre of the cap features a gilt metal fasces badge. The interior of the cap is unlined with a wide brown leatherette sweatband, sweatband is largely detached and is fragile and split, otherwise very good condition

A 1930s or early Second World War cap badge in bullion for an official of the Italian Fascist party, or PNF (Partito Nazionale Fascista). Gilt bullion wire badge on black felt patch, of eagle surmounting a fasces, Badge of a political leader in the Italian National Fascist Party, or PNF (Partito Nazionale Fascista). The badge is a great eagle in golden bullion perched upon a fasces, and would have been worn upon the visor cap of a functionary leader of the Ministries of the Fascist government, heavy verdigris throughout, therefore reasonable condition

An Italian Army Senior Officer’s cap badge in bullion. The badge retains the monarchy crown, and bullion wire embroidered eagle perched upon a fasces, bullion wire a little tarnished, otherwise very good condition

An Italian Regimental medallion of the 13 Artillery (Sardinian Grenadiers), brass and enamel, good condition and an interesting collection overall (7) £200-£240