Germany, Heer. A Flak/Artillery EM/NCO’s Visor Cap, Owner-Attributed Example, by G.A. Hoffmann Archive the Hlinka Guard emerged spontaneously

the Hlinka Guard emerged spontaneously

Third Class -  In silver with centre appliqué in Gold and enamels

and with a pink “rosa” Waffenfarbe piping on all four edges of the tab

constructed of black wool with a pronounced whipcord weave

on its original wartime ribbon

Germany, Heer. A Flak/Artillery EM/NCO’s Visor Cap, Owner-Attributed Example, by G.A. Hoffmann Archive the Hlinka Guard emerged spontaneously(Heer Schirmmtze fr Mannschaften der Flak Artillerie). A very well preserved Heer Flak Artillery EM NCOs visor cap, constructed of field grey wool. It features reinforced side walls fully lined on the exterior with a dark green wool cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the cap band are trimmed with red wool piping, while an additional length of identical piping surrounds the outer edge of the crown. Pinned onto the peak is a silvered zink