Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 certificate_of_authenticity All buttons on the tunic

All buttons on the tunic are maker marked "GEBR

marked ""V

trimmed along both edges with machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire

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Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 certificate_of_authenticity All buttons on the tunicArmband: insignia composed of three strips forming a red cotton cross on a white wool circle, the insignia sewn in place on the front panel of the cobalt blue cotton base, stamped in red ink "1943" on the underside, the ends sewn together at the rear, measuring 205 mm (w) x 130 mm (h), lightly soiled due to colour bleeding from the red cross; and Patch: insignia with a red wool cross on a white wool circle, on a cobalt blue wool base, measuring 65 mm