Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Auction Archive 23 mm x 70 mm

23 mm x 70 mm

The tab is unmarked and measures 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (l)

in the Atlantic (1940) and the North Sea (1940-1942)

two of the slides (C

a half oak leaf

Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Auction Archive 23 mm x 70 mmA well preserved Model 1939 Hlinka Guard dagger, measuring 36. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges, and with a wide central fuller running the majority of the length of each side of the blade. What appears to be a number 72 is stamped onto the obverse ricasso. The blade sits securely within a multi piece hilt with a gilded bronze crossguard,