Skull badge

[d biegler]

Any information or opinions about this badge would be appreciated. Thanks

[d biegler]

I found one to compare it to on this web site. Mine in zinc and the other looks to be in brass.

[juoneen]

not aure this guy has this explanation correct or not,

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...rman-249429414

[Valter Gorenc]

This badge (and unit) is Austro-Hungarian (actually Austrian, as it's from Austrian part of double monarchy), NOT German as erroneusly stated on Worthpoint page. The badge is very nice, but I don't know if that rare as aforementioned seller tries to show. It's one of many different semi-official AH badges, often referred as "kappenabzeichen" (cap badges), as soldiers wore them often on caps.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaisersch%C3%BCtzen

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.k._La...E2%80%9C_Nr._I

[Chip M]

I believe it's a very desirable badge. Badges from the Kaiser Schützen are well sought after and particularly this one with the skull. Though not rare by any means, it is one you could sell in an instant for a very nice price.

Chip

[Valter Gorenc]

You can be very right, Chip. I'm not very familiar with these tipes of badges, and I see prices are going up for all cap badges except the very common ones. My remark about not being super rare and pricey was in comparison with enammeled badges, crosses etc. And since it's regimental badge, it is more common than i.e. batallion badges, but again much scarcer than corps ones.

[Chip M]

Here's a Gurschner example from the Czech "Kappenabzeichen" website. http://kappenabzeichen.webnode.cz/ka...luky-landwehr/