Germany, Slovakia. A Rare Hlinka Guard Officer’s Sword, By Walszlovits Auction 43 mm (w) x 45

43 mm (w) x 45

the button marked "EXTRA FEIN" (Extra Fine) on the reverse and incorporating a screwpost base

A 1902 Baden Grand Duke Friedrich I Jubilee Medal - In bronze

measuring 308 mm (w) x 218 mm (h) overall

Thiepval was finally captured

Germany, Slovakia. A Rare Hlinka Guard Officer’s Sword, By Walszlovits Auction 43 mm (w) x 45A rare and extremely well preserved Hlinka Guard Officers sword, measuring 960 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 780 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a slight upward curvature, and with a single fuller running the length of each side. The blade presents plain with the exception of a partially legible acid etched makers mark on the reverse ricasso for the ts based firm of Wlaszlovits,with an illegible number