Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Hold ornate locking clip and chain

ornate locking clip and chain attached to the hanger

Fort Garry Horse Cap Badge

Chapman felt that a tribute to McCrae and the fallen soldiers of the war was in order

the cross on the crown having been lost to time

Between December 1944 and the end of the war Sträuber helped to secure Norway

Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Hold ornate locking clip and chainA 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,