Second Italo-Ethiopian War Italian Fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) Dagger & Scabbard Captured & Re-Used By Ethiopian Troops, Scabbard With Period Hand Applied Motto ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’ In East African Language Daggers

Second Italo-Ethiopian War Italian Fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) Dagger & Scabbard Captured & Re-Used By Ethiopian Troops, Scabbard With Period Hand Applied Motto ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’ In East African Language. 19383

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was fought between Italy and Ethiopia in East Africa from October 1935 to February 1937. The savage war saw thousands of casualties and was notorious for many war atrocities. This is an original Italian fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) dagger & scabbard captured during the war. It has a WW1 Austro Hungarian Form Trench knife Blade & Steel Scabbard. These knives have blades similar to WW1 Austro Hungarian trench/ fighting daggers and were constructed In Part from The 2nd Pattern Italian fascist, MVSN Dagger (see page 75 plates 377 of Stephen’s book ‘Fighting Knives’). These knives were used by Italian forces during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The knife has a clean 7 ¾” single edged sharp blade which has no damage. It measures 12 ½” overall. It has the correct contoured wood handle secured by rivets and oval steel cross guard. One side of the grip has a small cut out section which has indistinct hand carved initials. The knife is complete with its period leather riveted and stitched scabbard with belt loop, retaining strap and press stud fastener. The front of the scabbard has period hand applied ink writing ‘Lelo Tuboma Nyama Lelo Tuboma Nyama’ which is Chewa / Nyanja East African Language translating to ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’, indicating that this knife was captured from an Italian soldier and carried by the Ethiopian Soldier who took it from him. There is also a hand applied ink compass motif. The price for this captured Italian fighting knife & scabbard connected to Italo-Ethiopian War includes UK delivery. Sn 19383

£495