Skinny M43 eagle and square-head skull?

[RobertE]

I've seen this type insignia on a number of M42s, including what looked like an original Dachau cardboard-billed type. They seem to be making the rounds - or just a whole bunch of original insignia showed up at one time. Is this a new generation of fake insignia, or is this unlikely pair original? s/f Robert

[RobertE]

skull -

[RobertE]

Eagle -

[Basil]

Having the eagle and the edelweiss on the side of a W-SS bergmuetze or M-43 screams fake at me. The only period picture I've ever seen of it was of Degrelle with a metal Heer edelweiss pinned to the side of an SS M-43. I can't say whether the eagle is original or not, but the 'ensemble' is a put together, IMHO.

[Robin Lumsden]

Eagle and skull look like repros to me.

[Bob Hritz]

I have also recently seen an SS panzer M-43 cap with the same insignia. That left me cold. I would love to examine an unused example of the skull. I am most skeptical about the authenticity.

Bob Hritz

[RobertE]

I have also recently seen an SS panzer M-43 cap with the same insignia. That left me cold. I would love to examine an unused example of the skull. I am most skeptical about the authenticity.

Bob Hritz

Yes Bob, I too have seen this emerge recently. They're fairly well executed, and the examples I've seen are all attached to headgear - none loose. I hadn't seen the panzer version.

[Sayle F]

Skull

Another E-bay piece of garbage. The insignia are bad. The skull is an attempt to copy the one in the riker mount.

[billbert]

But it can be yours for only 450US............Billbert JK LOL

[RobertE]

Plus an M43!