Slovakia, Republic. A Second War Hlinka Guard Beret GTRexclude plus the protective cork strip

plus the protective cork strip on the underside having experienced partial separation at one end

in turn bearing a black mobile swastika

5th Punjab Inf

maker marked "Sch

Inspektor der Festungsartillerie” (Inspector of the fortress artillery)

Slovakia, Republic. A Second War Hlinka Guard Beret GTRexclude plus the protective cork stripFabricated from a black wool, with a 36. 5 mm (w) x 35. 5 mm (h) bronze Hlinka Guard cap eagle affixed to the front, with padding added to the underside of the beret behind the badge, the opening of the beret designed with a rolled edge, black ribbon sewn in place to the underside of the rolled edge at the rear, a naming patch inscribed "Hn. Kerstein" sewn in place to the sidewall of the beret at the rear, the naming in black threading on a white