Italian GIL/Fascist Insignia

[wbarringer]

I have a very interesting hand-made piece that has GIL and Fascist insignia all over it. I was wondering if anyone here knew exactly what these pieces are/what they are for? I'll post the best pictures I have below. Any information (books, websites, advice, etc.) would be greatly appreciated.

[Raffaello Carola]

Hello,

WELCOME to the forum nice lot is an mix of GIL and ONB the
wolf head are OB Opera Balilla the (fascist childrens) the shield broken
is young fascist (Avanguardista) of Rome. the gold pin with dagger is
for the scarf, the "M" with fascio is for the fascist children black cap.
cheers, Raffaello

[wbarringer]

That's great! Thanks for the information. It helps a lot.

Do you have any resources for Italian insignia and medals (especially fascist era)? I've looked, but I haven't found anything extremely informative. If it's a book or website in Italian, it's okay as long as there are lots of pictures.

[Sparviero]

Hello,

Below link is for a nice website in English on Italian medals. I hope it helps.

http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/host/italian/index.htm

Sparviero