Original Italian WWII USGI Captured and Upgraded Fascist Youth GIL Fighting Knife with Scabbard Price_$220 - $990 other elements of the 82nd

other elements of the 82nd Airborne Division were in the process of capturing the town of St

Spain did not have much of an Empire left to speak of

and  zinc chloride in solution

so this was originally made as a Wakizashi

General Brett in World War Two

Original Italian WWII USGI Captured and Upgraded Fascist Youth GIL Fighting Knife with Scabbard Price_$220 - $990 other elements of the 82ndOriginal Item: Only One Available. This began life as an Italian WWII Era GIL (Italian Youth) fighting knife, much along the lines of the Fascist "Pugio" Fighting Knife, but smaller in size, as it was intended for smaller hands. It has the standard wooden handle, with a crossguard and single edged knife blade. Near the ricasso it is correctly marked G I L. During the war it was captured by a USGI, and had the blade profile changed into more of a