Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Hold the interior with a padded

the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner bearing a maker’s mark of “KARNET & KYSELÝ

ornate locking clip and chain attached to the hanger

center applique in Gold and enamel

and was awarded the Wound Badge in Black on 15 August 1941 for head injuries

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

Slovakia, I Republic. A Model 1939 Hlinka Guard Dagger Hold the interior with a paddedA 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,