Maroon SS-Fez

[Sonderkommando]

Tony, just grow up and let it rest. You've been nothing but a smart-arse since the beginning of this thread.

[Sonderkommando]

Tony,
Look at the shape of the head and the shape and thickness of the jaw on the right-hand side......they are different.

[TONY Q.W.]

Tony,
Look at the shape of the head and the shape and thickness of the jaw on the right-hand side......they are different.

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[TONY Q.W.]

Tony, just grow up and let it rest. You've been nothing but a smart-arse since the beginning of this thread.

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[BenVK]

C'mon guys, stop f*cking about. It's only bits of cloth and we're all here to learn.

Another exact same skull. fez #4

[BenVK]

Exact same skull. Not on a fez this time...

[Sonderkommando]

The TK from the start of the thread and the other 2 from the pics Ben has posted.

They all look very similar!

[BenVK]

Thanks Brett, yes, they are the same. Now, we're getting somewhere.

So, the $64million question is:

Is this an original pre 45 TR manufactured Totenkopf or not?

[Mike P.]

Ben , Could you please make a composite pic of the TK on my Green Fez and the Collectors Guild TK so we can compare them side by side ?
I can see many "fingerprints" (incl thread counts) that match

[BenVK]

Mike, do you think you could take a better photo of it first please?

[Sonderkommando]

Mike,
Is this okay?

The shape of the head is very different.

[BenVK]

Hmm, apart from the dome of the head, the rest looks quite similar. Maybe it's the way it's been stitched on, the thread has pulled the head out of shape?

[bwanek1]

The shape of the head is very different.

Come on, guys. TKs, once applied to a piece of headgear, can take on a very diferent shape. This is often the result of how it was stretched when sewn (as appears to be the case here), but, it can also result from stretching/shrinkage of the fabric beneath due to wear or due to exposure to moisture/temperature changes.

Regardless, these are identical TKs. The real test (as was mentioned earlier) is to compare sections thread-by-thread. These match 100%.

Brad

[John T]

The skulls in post 146 both fine originals IMO ....I have had SS eagles with the exact same stitching off in size by as much as 5 mm, no doubt due to machine tension...and as mentioned wear and other conditions will cause insignia to expand or contract...I onced noticed this on the green ss title when I had it side by side with another.

[TONY Q.W.]

C'mon guys, stop f*cking about. It's only bits of cloth and we're all here to learn.

Another exact same skull. fez #4

Ben,

in all honesty if you think that (in your words) I'm "f*cking about" you're by your own.

Cheers