91 - First World War, ARDITI, walking stick belonging to an Ardito and war volunteer, then a member of the Fasci di Combattimento squad. Total length 90.00 cm

First World War, ARDITI, walking stick belonging to an Ardito and war volunteer, then a member of the Fasci di Combattimento squad. Total length 90.00 cm Characteristic walking stick made of malacca wood, dating back to the early 1920s, widely used among veterans from the war front and immortalised in dozens of images of action squads that arose following the founding of the Fasci di Combattimento in 1919. The object is characterised by the very refined ARDITI coat of arms in silver set in the upper part of the barrel. The Arditi, or assault troops, represented the elite of the Italian infantry of the Great War. Three bronze stamped badges, also dating back to the early 1930s, are set along the shaft. They depict typical views of Bolzano with its Talvera Bridge, the Stelvio Pass, and Gardone Riviera with Lake Garda. An object of great charm and difficult to find. It features two very old reinforcements with the application of circular bronze rings and a unique rubber stopper from an old tire reinforcing the end of the barrel. These details make for an object in excellent overall condition.