Hello,
Joe I thank you for your help and info... again. This forum is quite lucky to have a moderator who is as active and helpful as you are, so again my thanks to you. I'll just thank the others who consistently reply to queries asked in this forum and say "it is appreciated". Now back to these items. Yes there is a fasces at the base of the sword hilt. Also regarding the lettering AXIX, I looked up roman numerals but didn't see anything for the letter A so any idea on what number A stands for? The italian pistol medal any idea on era? I look forward to hearing from any other members who also might have info about these items. I've had them sitting around for a good while and figured I might as well inquire about them. Again Joe I thank you for your help and welcome any other comments or info.
Duzig(Bill)