WW2 ITALIAN & GERMAN NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL BY LORIOLI OF MILAN From the Battlefield Military Museum

From the Battlefield Military Museum in Gettysburg

This specimen is in great condition

This is one variation of the Lion head sword called the “Jawless" or "Half-lion head" where the lion has no lower jaw

Widely used against the Japanese in WW2 / European (Manufactured by the Dutch) WW1 Era / Dutch Hembrug Klewang Naval Cutlass M1898 / Heavy curved blade / 24 6/8 inches long and 2/8 inch thick / Clipped back point / Ricasso un-marked / Blade has controlled surface rust / Handle is nice and sturdy with "no wiggle" / A wooden handle with "finger groves " has replaced the typical riveted style handle

WW2 ITALIAN & GERMAN NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL BY LORIOLI OF MILAN From the Battlefield Military MuseumCircular Kriegsmetall zinc alloy medal with integral loop for ribbon suspension; the face with the Arco dei Fileni monument centrally, the Italian fasces to the left, the German swastika to the right, the knot of Savoy below, circumscribed CAMPAGNA ITALO TEDESCA IN AFRICA ITALIENISCH DEUTSCHER FELDZUG IN AFRICA, laurel leaves at the top, oak leaves at the base; the reverse with two armored soldiers forcing open the jaws of a crocodile in allegory of