Original Italian WWII Model 1923 Air Force Pilot Officer Sword Iraq • Ensign John Worthy Chaplin

• Ensign John Worthy Chaplin 1860 Second China War

In the early 1990s we purchased some 1909 Hotchkiss Portative Machine Gun Parts Sets that had been discovered in Turkey

Both grips have been beautifully hand carved for a perfect tight fit and are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse

Overall Length: 54 inches

Original Italian WWII Model 1923 Air Force Pilot Officer Sword Iraq • Ensign John Worthy ChaplinOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare Model 1923 Italian Air Force pilot officer's sword with a Model 1935 blade with fascia. This is a high quality private purchase sword manufactured by the firm of G. Fugini, of Brescia. Both sides of the blade have lots of detailed engraving, and one side has a pilot's wing image at the center. The guard is a fantastically detailed eagle wing with the bird's crowned head topping the handle. A small