An Italian Youth Of The Lictor National Fascist Party Youth Cap Hold Only the 1st and 2nd

Only the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regulars

and this rare and exquisite souvenir helmet is in an overall near extremely fine condition

Runkle was wounded at Saint-Lô and spent the remainder of the war in England at the "edge of death"

Section 3: The M-35 Series and Wartime SS Helmets (Eisenhüttenwerk Thale/Harz "E

3 mm x 265 mm overall

An Italian Youth Of The Lictor National Fascist Party Youth Cap Hold Only the 1st and 2nd(Giovent Italiana del Littorio = GIL): Constructed with a black cotton rayon blend on the exterior, fold down panels with tabs that overlap on top and are held up via snap closures on either side, stiff cresting peak on the front with a die stamped aluminum GIL insignia sewn in place via brown threading, the inside lined in black rayon, 140 mm x 290 mm, extremely fine.