Featured Italian colonial unit ?

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  1. gigi flic

    gigi flic Member

    Hoping someone could shed some light on this piece.

    An silver cigarette case with an unit name. Looks around ww1 era to me, just a simple 800 hallmark inside.
    11/7.5/1 cm, about 170 grams.

    Is it from an Ascari unit ?

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    gigi flic, May 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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  2. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Great enameling.
     
    Roaring20s, May 24, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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  3. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Written in the enameling is -- 5th Indigenous Battalion, Eritrea. So yes, an indigenous colonial unit.
     
    aaroncab, May 24, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Roaring20s, May 24, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    even better carving !;)
     
    komokwa, May 24, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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  6. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    What a beautiful piece o silver!
     
    Chinoiserie, May 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Stunning.
    The 800 fineness mark was used during both Italo-Abyssinian wars.
    The single mark usually means the piece dates from 1872-1933, but some later makers also punched the fineness mark only, without a national mark.
     
    Any Jewelry, May 24, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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  8. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    One of the more amazing pieces of silver I've seen here-congrats gigi.
     
    bosko69, May 24, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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  9. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    That is beautiful work..
     
    Boland, May 24, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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