Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous World War Two Italian MVSN Political soldier’s tunic constructed of black wool. It features a set of epaulet shoulder board with Fascist insignia, a pocket cape, and a great bullion militia unit emblem over the left breast. The front has two hip pockets and two chest pockets which are closed by the cape.

The jacket is in great shape despite it being wool, without any serious moth damage we can see. It has a four-button closure  The jacket retains both shoulder boards, with fasces insignia on them held in by two gilt buttons.

We were not able to identify the unit emblem, although it looks similar to the PNF Partito Nazionale Fascista emblem, but it is not identical. Requires a bit more research.

An outstanding MVSN uniform, ready to display in your Italian collection.

Approximate Measurements
Collar to shoulder: 10"
Shoulder to sleeve: 27”
Shoulder to shoulder: 15.5"
Chest width: 21.5”
Waist: 21"
Hip: 24"
Front length: 31"

The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza NSDAPonale (MVSN, "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), commonly called the Blackshirts (Italian: camicie nere, CCNN) or squadristi, was originally the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party and, after 1923, an all-volunteer militia of the Kingdom of Italy. Its members were distinguished by their black uniforms (modelled on those of the Arditi, Italy's elite troops of World War I) and their loyalty to Benito Mussolini, the Duce (leader) of Fascism, to whom they swore an oath. The founders of the paramilitary groups were nationalist intellectuals, former army officers and young landowners opposing peasants' and country labourers' unions. Their methods became harsher as Mussolini's power grew, and they used violence and intimidation against Mussolini's opponents. In 1943 the MVSN was integrated into the Italian armed forces.

History of the black shirts:
Blackshirt, Italian Camicia Nera, plural Camicie Nere, member of any of the armed squads of Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini, who wore black shirts as part of their uniform.

The first squads each of which was called Squadre d’Azione (Action Squad) were organized in March 1919 to destroy the political and economic organizations of socialists. By the end of 1920 the Blackshirts were attacking and destroying the organizations not only of socialists but also of communists, republicans, Catholics, trade unionists, and those in cooperatives, and hundreds of people were killed as the Fascist squads expanded in number. A Fascist convention in Naples on October 24, 1922, provided the pretext for the contingent of armed Blackshirts from all over the country for the famous March on Rome that put Mussolini into power.

Early the next year, on February 1, 1923, the private Blackshirts were officially transformed into a national militia, the Voluntary Fascist Militia for National Security. The black shirt was worn not only by these military Fascists but also by other Fascists and their sympathizers, especially on patriotic occasions. With the fall of Mussolini in 1943, however, the black shirt and the Blackshirts fell into disgrace.