As Mussolini was not eligible for the Grand Cross of the Austrian Merit Order (black enameled cross) intended for Presidents and Heads of the States
He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (132315) with the 73rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada"
pebbled buttons (reverse stamped RZM M5/76/6 for Friedrich Linden) positioned down the front of the tunic meet an equal number of reinforced buttonholes
WWI Wound Badge - Silver Grade
pinned with a magnetic metal button
Italy, Kingdom. An Honour Badge of Italian Personnel Training in Germany, Silver Grade GTRexclude As Mussolini was not eligibleConstructed of a silvered metal alloy, the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed swords, superimposed over oak leaves, and overlaid by a central fasces defaced by a mobile swastika, the reverse featuring an off centre crimped disc formerly accommodating a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 49. 42 mm (w) x 31. 25 mm (h), in addition to the missing pinback the base metal demonstrates moderate loss of silver plating which has pitted and oxidized,