Italy, Kingdom. An Arditi Skull Badge United Republic of He was assigned to active

He was assigned to active duty in March 1917 and began training at Curtis Aviation School at Miami Florida as a Sergeant First Class

With a magnetic core (iron)

known as Type B

Air Crew Europe Star with rosette

An example of a 1933 NSDAP (National Socialist German Worker’s Party/Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) Reichsparteitag Nürnberg badge

Italy, Kingdom. An Arditi Skull Badge United Republic of He was assigned to activeConstructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a detailed skull wearing a crown of laurel and oak leaves, clutching a dagger in its teeth, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 23 mm (w) x 20 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.