Original U.S. WWII FSSF “Black Devils” Italian-Made Hand-Embroidered Arrowhead Patch & Scroll

Original Item. Only One Available. The 1st Special Service Force (FSSF) was an elite joint American–Canadian commando unit in World War II, formed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick of the Operations Division of the U.S. General Staff. During the Italian campaign of World War II, it was commanded by Frederick and attached to the United States Fifth Army. In August 1944, the Force was attached to 1st Airborne Task Force (commanded by then Major General Frederick) for the campaign in southern France.

This is an extremely scarce and gorgeous Italian-made patch & scroll for the First Special Service Force. The patch & scroll have gorgeous embroidery, the scroll reading BLACK DEVILS. The embroidery is well-retained with some minor areas of staining. The arrowhead measures 1½ x 3” and the scroll is 1¼ x 4⅝”.

A fantastic patch set, ready for further research and display.