Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 Hold before being assigned to the

before being assigned to the Battleship H

to HMCS Saskatchewan at Esquimalt on May 24

with mothing and material fatigue evident

A very finely crafted ring

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 Hold before being assigned to theArmband: 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