Italy, Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana. A Field Cap, C.1944 Archive with a suspension bar inscribed

with a suspension bar inscribed "6 MONTHS")

both prongs and enamels intact

green embroidered head

each on its original neck ribbon):

Eight months after arriving in France

Italy, Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana. A Field Cap, C.1944 Archive with a suspension bar inscribedA grey wool cap, the front centre presents the emblem of the Italian Fascists (a bundle of rods and an axe head fastened together by a tie) embroidered in red, flanked by two Ms, also in red thread, below rests a bronze number 1 pinned on a circle of black felt bordered in red thread, the interior is lined in grey cotton and stamped 58 in black ink, measures approximately 180 mm (w) 255 mm (l) x 135 mm (h), and in near extremely fine condition.