Czechoslovakia, Republic, Socialist Republic. A Lot of Three Czech Army Items

Item #M0502 -1

$253

Includes:

1. Socialist Republic: Army Side Cap: in brownish-green cotton, designed with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, with a 40 mm wide fold-up flap along the open edge of the cap, a 21.3 mm (w) x 27.5 mm (h) Socialist Army Cap Badge in die-stamped bronze gilt affixed to the left side at the front, inside maker stamped in black ink "TONAK" above crossed swords flanked by "53" on the left and "63" on the right in the dome, measuring 250 mm (w) x 105 mm (h).

2. Republic: Army Belt: upper in brown and green embroidery, with a tawny brown leather backer, the two-piece buckle in silvered bronze and bearing the Czech coat-of-arms, with a single bronze gilt slider on both ends near the buckle, measuring 40 mm in width x 940 mm in length including the pieces that fold over to the reverse at both ends but not including the buckle, silvering wear evident on the buckle.

3. Republic: seven Strap Army Belt: uppers in brown leather, the main waist belt strap with a raw underside with six metal eyelets at one end and a buckle at the other, two straps with a salmon-coloured embroidered band centred on an upper in fine silvered bullion wire, with an oval buckle, both straps with an additional strap stitched in place on the reverse and housing a buckle, the two straps with embroidered uppers connected to additional straps, one directly attached to the body of the main waist belt, the other via an O-ring to the end of the main waist belt, the straps ranging in width from 25 mm to 30 mm, in various lengths.

Together, very fine.