Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic “Meine Ehre heißt Treue” (My

“Meine Ehre heißt Treue” (My word is my honour)

The sweatband is marked “August Schaltenberg” along with other illegible markings

and an Introduction by Lieutenant-Colonel James Layton Ralston

certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Korvettenkapitän and Abwehr Officer

The throat retains a functional spring catch to firmly hold the dagger in place during storage

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic “Meine Ehre heißt Treue” (My(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. Constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a white enamelled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enamelled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red enamels, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse features a Gold central medallion bearing a black enamelled eagle with a red and white