Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 Auction Archive weighing 389 grams and measuring

weighing 389 grams and measuring 870 mm in length

and is maker marked “NS62” below the left chin strap buckle (“NS” for Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke

He and a companion

68 mm (w) x 53

the Torpedo School Ship in Portsmouth

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 Auction Archive weighing 389 grams and measuringFabricated from rayon and bearing three equal width stripes in white, blue and red, with a Slovak stamp in blue ink on the front panel, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 480 mm (w) x 73 mm (h), lightly soiled, better than very fine. Footnote: The Hlinka Guard (HG) was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka. The Hlinka Guard was preceded by the Rodobrana