Just sharing a photo...

[Prosper Keating]

Thought some of you might like to see this image from Walter Hummel's album. Four Waffen-SS old-style NCO's crusher caps in one place.

PK

[pete]

Cool!!!

Very awesome!!!

Pete

[Sonny]

SS Snowflakes

Ah! To be a snowflake on the ground and hear that conversation.

[pete]

The worlds most deadly joke

They could be telling"the worlds most deadly joke!!!" but in english, so they are fine.... Monty Python.

"VAT IS JE YOKE!!!"

[SgtB]

That's about $30,000 worth...

... of old style crusher's, Prosper! Awesome shot.
Is there any caption on the back? I'd say it was probably taken
at one of the Junker Schules, but I can't read any ct's.

[Prosper Keating]

... of old style crusher's, Prosper! Awesome shot.
Is there any caption on the back? I'd say it was probably taken
at one of the Junker Schules, but I can't read any ct's.

It's one of the few without captions. Walter Hummel was SS-VT, in SS-Regiment Deutschland, in the early days. It certainly looks like a shot from a school or a course of some kind. There are a few shots of SS men on skis, one of whom is wearing a Totenkopf collar patch, so it could be a winterwar course, which would have been attended by members of different units. Or just a ski-ing trip for SS members.

PK

[Dan T]

Lovely pic............some moneys worth there!

[Steve T]

Hi Prosper,

Great picture.

Is that an early lionhead sword in wear? Maybe you can tell from the original photo, I can't tell for sure from the scan.

Regards,

[SgtB]

It appears to be a K98 bayonet with portepee in a frog, Steve, but the
top does look a little strange.