Original Italian WWII MVSN Fascist Officer’s Summer White Tunic with Gilt MVSN Buttons by A. Binda of Milano

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a gorgeous and well-worn World War Two Italian MVSN Political Officer’s tunic constructed of white summer weight cotton linen. It features epaulet shoulder boards with gilt fasces devices attached and gilt MVSN buttons. The front has two scalloped breast pockets and two hidden waist pockets.

The jacket shows heavy age toning and honest period wear. The buttons are all back-marked A. BINDA / MILANO. The interior has stitched shoulder pads and an entirely washed out stitched label at the bottom edge.

A fantastic lightweight tunic, ready for further research and display.

Approximate Measurements:-
Collar to shoulder: 11.5"
Shoulder to sleeve: 22.5”
Shoulder to shoulder: 16.5"
Chest width: 21”
Waist: 20"
Hip: 24"
Front length: 30"

The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza NSDAPonale (MVSN, "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), commonly called the Blackshirts (Italian: Camicie Nere, CCNN, singular: Camicia Nera) or squadristi (singular: squadrista), was originally the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party, known as the Squadrismo, and after 1923 an all-volunteer militia of the Kingdom of Italy under Fascist rule, similar to the SA in NSDAP Germany. Its members were distinguished by their black uniforms (modelled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and their loyalty to Benito Mussolini, the Duce (leader) of Fascism, to whom they swore an oath. The founders of the paramilitary groups were nationalist intellectuals, former army officers and young landowners opposing peasants' and country labourers' unions. Their methods became harsher as Mussolini's power grew, and they used violence and intimidation against Mussolini's opponents. In 1943, following the fall of the Fascist regime, the MVSN was integrated into the Royal Italian Army and disbanded.