Slovakia, I Republic. A Hlinka Guard Dagger United Republic of the General visibly relieved and

the General visibly relieved and leaving the battlefield

measuring 76 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

the clapper also in white porcelain and suspended from the loop in the dome via a figure eight-shaped wire

reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

measuring 105 mm (w) x 13 mm (h))

Slovakia, I Republic. A Hlinka Guard Dagger United Republic of the General visibly relieved andA well preserved Hlinka Guard dagger, measuring 370 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 220 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip, sharpened edges, and with fullers running the length of each side. The obverse ricasso is marked with a partially legible number of what appears to be 72. The blade sits securely within a curved bronze crossguard, stamped on the obverse with a mark of HG. A single piece of polished