Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband Auction 18 mm (w) x 45

18 mm (w) x 45

" in the lower right corner

complete with braided shoulder boards

The front has a vertical row of four dark brown plastic buttons on the right side

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband Auction 18 mm (w) x 45In cobalt blue cotton, with "POHOTOVOSTN ODDIEL HG" in large capital letters screen printed in white ink in the centre, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 420 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), scattered erosion evident in the white lettering, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Hlinka Guard (HG) was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka. The Hlinka Guard was preceded by