Slovakia, First Republic. An Army and Government Official's M39 Dagger Archive II Class (H̄erīyỵ p̄hū̂ phithạks̄ʹ̒

II Class (H̄erīyỵ p̄hū̂ phithạks̄ʹ̒ frī mæn / เหรียญผู้พิทักษ์ฟรีแมน)

this may be explained by the desire of France to avenge the humiliation of her defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 (and subsequent loss of Alsace and Lorraine)

A 1938 marksmanship competition victor’s badge

(Heer Totenkopf)

on obverse an image of a horse

Slovakia, First Republic. An Army and Government Official's M39 Dagger Archive II Class (H̄erīyỵ p̄hū̂ phithạks̄ʹ̒A very well preserved Slovakian Army and Government Officials M39 Dagger, measuring 38. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a tapering 25. cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade retaining factory original sharpening to the tip. The blade sits securely within a multi piece nickel plated alloy hilt, with an intact grey leather buffer pad covering the seam. A stylized crossguard transitions to a handle featuring a