DrG
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Marshals of Italy (singular: Maresciallo d'Italia, plural: Marescialli d'Italia) were awarded a baton, as usual in all the countries with this rank.
These are two photos of Marshal Pietro Badoglio's baton, the only one, as far as I know, currently on display in a Museum (Museo Storico Badogliano - Grazzano Badoglio):
(source: http://www.museobadoglio.altervista.org/prima_gm.htm)
(source: https://www.ilmonferrato.it/articolo/hp333XDXeEO6LFcC15A_1Q/il-museo-badoglio)
In 2013 an fantasy baton, allegedly belonging to Marshal De Bono, was auctioned: https://www.the-saleroom.com/it-it/...0000/lot-ea74febf-1297-4dc2-bedc-a43500d0c52e .
It was clearly a baseless creation, not only because it was completely different from Badoglio's baton, but also because it was different also from Emilio De Bono's real one, as you can see from these photos:
(source: https://www.ebay.it/itm/143569978793)
(source: https://www.ebay.it/itm/143569977332)
These are two photos of Marshal Pietro Badoglio's baton, the only one, as far as I know, currently on display in a Museum (Museo Storico Badogliano - Grazzano Badoglio):
(source: http://www.museobadoglio.altervista.org/prima_gm.htm)
(source: https://www.ilmonferrato.it/articolo/hp333XDXeEO6LFcC15A_1Q/il-museo-badoglio)
In 2013 an fantasy baton, allegedly belonging to Marshal De Bono, was auctioned: https://www.the-saleroom.com/it-it/...0000/lot-ea74febf-1297-4dc2-bedc-a43500d0c52e .
It was clearly a baseless creation, not only because it was completely different from Badoglio's baton, but also because it was different also from Emilio De Bono's real one, as you can see from these photos:
(source: https://www.ebay.it/itm/143569978793)
(source: https://www.ebay.it/itm/143569977332)
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