page_title: Honour Guard of the President (Slovakia)
section_title: Uniform and Weapons
hierarchical_section_title: Honour Guard of the President (Slovakia) / Uniform and Weapons
caption_attribution_description: English: President George W. Bush and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic in Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia
context_page_description: The Honour Guard of the President is the official ceremonial honor guard unit of the President of Slovakia, under the direct command of the Military Office of the President of the Slovak Republic.
context_section_description: The uniform of the company has been employed since June 2003. The uniform is based on a uniform of Slovak volunteers in the 1840s, which includes the Slovak tricolor. The uniform also features elements of Slovak folk art, such as a hat with a pen and a cord ornament. The uniform was designed by Ľubica Jarjabková and Helena Jurikovičová. Officers of the Honor Guard are armed with a 985-mm-long ceremonial sword. The blade is made of stainless steel, and is covered with leather. Soldiers of the battalion (mostly NCOs) are armed with a 1080 mm warhead rifle with a barrel and a baton.
caption: President George W. Bush and Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič walking past a guard in the battalion's ceremonial uniform during the Slovakia Summit 2005
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