Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Auction 56 mm (w) x 36

56 mm (w) x 36

in a 163 mm x 214 mm frame)

a NSDAP 10-Year Long Service Award

Footnote: The War Memorial Cross 1992-1995 was an award of the Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna

with others appearing to have been taken on the Eastern Front

Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Auction 56 mm (w) x 36A 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,