SS totenkopf please help! Time sensitive!

[RD Rygaard]

[RD Rygaard]

TK help ?????Time sensitive!!!!!

hey guys any idea on this TK? or ?????

Due to corrosion looks to be a M152 or M452......

RD,

It is M1/52 (Deschler). It looks good to me. Maybe sscollector (Chris) can weigh in...

Regards,

Fred

[RD Rygaard]

RD,

It is M1/52 (Deschler). It looks good to me. Maybe sscollector (Chris) can weigh in...

Regards,

Fred

Thanks Fred! Its dirt cheap & coming from europe....thats what scares me.......Pins look awesome though!

[Donald Abenheim]

Pfui Faelschung

Sorry to hurt one's feelings. I cordially suggest that the badge in question is fake and of a species fouling up the militaria faires in great #s. Look on the Whammond website to compare with originals. And, one should note that the expertise in this regalia resides in more than one person, actually. While the pins on the reverse show the attention of the faker to our effort, the front of the badge is pretty, bl**dy awful. Ask Kevin Finley to post some original examples from his collection.

[RD Rygaard]

Sorry to hurt one's feelings. I cordially suggest that the badge in question is fake and of a species fouling up the militaria faires in great #s. Look on the Whammond website to compare with originals. And, one should note that the expertise in this regalia resides in more than one person, actually. While the pins on the reverse show the attention of the faker to our effort, the front of the badge is pretty, bl**dy awful. Ask Kevin Finley to post some original examples from his collection.

Don:
can you give me the link to the site? no feelings hurt here...I havent purchased the skull......just trying to get as much input as I can before I bought him....price is REALLy cheap though.....makes you wonder.....
PS:
I havent forgotten you guys on here w/ the top 20 pic listening....just been swamped here w/ my bday & holiday...will try & start tonight!

[TONY Q.W.]

I'm not Donald but here is the site that he mentioned: www.germanmilitaria.com

Regards,

[Sayle F]

That is one of the newer fakes as Donald pointed out. Look at the detailing above the teeth, kind of a mustache effect, which is not correct as Totenkopf have no mustaches Also if you look closely at the 5 on the back the bottom of the 5 droops down .Here are some original M1/ 52's

Kevin

[Sayle F]

Skulls

Rear

[Sayle F]

skulls

Aluminum

[Sayle F]

deschler

254/42 Deschler on visor

[Sayle F]

skulls

another on a black cap

[Donald Abenheim]

schoene Schaedel!

Thank you, Kevin. Perhaps now my comment makes more sense? Contrast Kevin's zinc wonder with the piece that began this inquiry. The differences are really striking. I have seen many of these fakes in Europe; in fact, they are all over and the moustasche effect is fairly staggering. The zinc aging in the fake piece does not correspond to the appearance of the real zinc pieces. Viel Sammlerglueck.

RD,
Sorry for the bad call on that one. The pins looked good to me, I have heard of the "mustache effect" but never really saw the difference. Thanks Kevin for posting those original examples.
Regards,
Fred

And, one should note that the expertise in this regalia resides in more than one person, actually.

Donald - I suggested that Chris give his opinion - I did not state that he was the final authority.
Regards,
Fred