Italy, Kingdom. A 2Nd Regiment Alpini (Mountain) Artillery Badge

(2° Reggimento Alpini). In gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, black velvet backing the number "2", black threading giving definition to the eagle's eye and red threading giving definition to its mouth, on a bluish-green wool base, gray cotton backer, measuring 99 mm (w) x 88 mm (h), some separation evident in the wire on the eagle's right wing and exposing the underlying support structure, with patches of discolouration on the wire, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The 2nd Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment was disbanded in 1943 due to losses on the Eastern Front, however one of its component battalions, the Saluzzo Battalion, was reformed in November 1945 after the end of hostilities in Europe. The regiment itself was reformed in 1963 as a training unit, however, following a restructuring of the Italian Army in 1974 it was disbanded once again. In 1992, the regiment was raised once again and today it consists of only the Saluzzo Battalion, based at Borgo San Dalmazzo as part of the Taurinense Brigade.