Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 Hold A very finely crafted ring

A very finely crafted ring

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causing HMS Triton's commander to assume that she was an enemy submarine and fired two torpedoes accordingly

The owner is Valentin Grimm

maker marked on obverse with C

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 Hold A very finely crafted ringArmband: 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