Slovakia, I Republic. A Hlinka Guard Em/Nco’s Cap Eagle United Republic of A group of four stick

A group of four stick pins

black cloth with a machine embroidered silver/grey thread edelweiss flower with yellow thread stamen

Gesch” (for gesetzlich geschützt = legally protected

reverse marked with logo of maker Gebrüder Schneider

the VM missing its ring suspension

Slovakia, I Republic. A Hlinka Guard Em/Nco’s Cap Eagle United Republic of A group of four stickConstructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered Hlinka Guard (HG) insignia consisting of a silver grey Slovakian national eagle, overlaid by a central red and blue Slovak Cross, and clutching a fasces in its talons, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 34 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.