Italy. A Royal Navy Cruisers War Navigation Badge, (2Nd Degree) With Packet, C.1942 Buy Now topped by four bands of

topped by four bands of interwoven black and silver threading

with evidence of pin repair

the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

and a Field Service Pocket Book 1940

Italy. A Royal Navy Cruisers War Navigation Badge, (2Nd Degree) With Packet, C.1942 Buy Now topped by four bands ofBronze gilt, maker marked "R. DAZZI" and "S. JOHNSON" on the reverse, 44. 7 mm x 49. 3 mm, vertical pinback, extremely fine. In its glassine packet of issue, maker marked "JOHNSON MILANO ROMA" on the front, undulated, packet near very fine. Footnote: This badge was introduced on May 27, 1944 and was awarded for thirty months of embarkation or 3,000 hours of navigation and three war engagements.