Unknown skull badge!

[Sergeant 08]

A jawless cap skull on a black patch. We know that jawless skulls were used since Imperial times by Leibhusaren, later Freikorps, Wehrwolf, SS, Wehrmacht cavalry etc.

I think this piece is from the time after ww1. Perhaps Freikorps?

Thoughts?

[Sergeant 08]

Found a similar one! It shows, that such pieces were used.

[Sergeant 08]

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[Sergeant 08]

This is another unknown item. I heard it was confirmed, that it was made pre 1945. But what is it? Freikorps related pin? From another organization? Veterans of the Eiserne Division?

I have seen 2 or 3 during last years. Always with the description Freikorps....

[Sergeant 08]

Sometimes buckles with the same skull design appear in auctions. In most cases with the description "Freikorps buckles".

I have never heard, that a Freikorps had a special buckle. I don't know, who used such buckles. I have no idea, if really such original buckles were made, or if all of those buckles are only fakes?

[David North]

With regard to post no. 4, indeed the same circular pin depicting a jaw less "deaths head" which appears sometimes on a highly suspect and more than likely, fantasy buckle. The buckle some years appeared on a regular basis within eBay.de and now, is seldom seen for sale. Examples were obvious fakes by the type of brass box used, however attached are images of a more "convincing" example.

I had assumed that the circular pin, as per the buckle as a whole, were fakes.

Regards,

David

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[Sergeant 08]

With regard to post no. 4, indeed the same circular pin depicting a jaw less "deaths head" which appears sometimes on a highly suspect and more than likely, fantasy buckle. The buckle some years appeared on a regular basis within eBay.de and now, is seldom seen for sale. Examples were obvious fakes by the type of brass box used, however attached are images of a more "convincing" example.

I had assumed that the circular pin, as per the buckle as a whole, were fakes.

Regards,

David

Perhaps both are fakes.

Another possibility is, they used the skull design of the pin for making such fake buckles. Who knows....