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  • British Union of Fascists Grouping

    A collection of artifacts from the British Union of Fascists (BUF) including a flag, Leyton branch headquarters plaque, paramilitary peaked cap from the Fascist Defence Force and an officer’s tunic paired with a BUF armband and belt.

    Active male members of the BUF wore the famous black shirt as their uniform, modelled on Sir Oswald Mosley’s fencing tunic. The black shirt was stated to be worn because the color black best expressed the iron determination of Fascism in the face of red anarchy. By eliminating distinctions of dress, it also contributed to the breaking down of class barriers within the movement. The tunics were worn for ideological as well as practical reasons, as in street fights the tunic offered little for an opponent to get a grip on. They were worn until the banning of political uniforms under the Public Order Act 1936.

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  • MVSN General’s Helmet

    An Italian M33 helmet for a general of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (MVSN), commonly referred to as the Blackshirts. The MVSN was the main paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party, and the Italian equivalent of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) after which the latter was modeled upon.

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  • Type 93 Gas Mask

    Japan was the only nation in the Second World War to employ biochemical warfare as part of its official military doctrine, resulting in a ghoulish aesthetic unique to the Sino-Japanese front.

     

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