A Royal Italian Army Ministry Of War Apparel Division Prototype Sample Armband Auction on flap blackened brass two-piece

on flap blackened brass two-piece pouch plate with red velvet backing

marked on reverse plate “ANCNE MAISON PECK-OLIVIER

listing the battles: "DIEPPE

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A Royal Italian Army Ministry Of War Apparel Division Prototype Sample Armband Auction on flap blackened brass two-piece(Regio Esercito Italiano): Armband fabricated from a thick brown cotton, obverse with a two piece red and black embroidered chevron stitched in place in the centre, stamped in black ink with stenciled lettering "R. ESERCITO ITALIANO" (Regio Esercito Italiano = Royal Italian Army) above, 108 mm x 200 mm, its ends stitched together on the reverse, with a 98 mm x 130 mm thick card held in place via a string fed through the bottom edge of the armband,