Overhoff TK help

[BenVK]

I was checking out PvL's updates yesterday and saw this Overhoff TK for sale. As he has said, the pins have been repaired which has effected some details on the front but my first impression of the skull was that it's a copy. I contacted Peter and we're in discussion about it. I was 99% sure yesterday but after looking really hard again today, I'm not as sure anymore.
What do you guys think?

[BenVK]

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[BenVK]

Here's one that I bought many years ago. It was missing the pins so I had a go repairing it, not very well I admit and one pin has come off today as I was taking photos. I think that this is definitely a copy.

[BenVK]

Some side by side photos.

[BenVK]

Backs. The more I look at these, the more I think Peter's one is ok now.

[Bill Hermann]

Good comparison pics, I'm no expert on these but the one PVL has for sale is of far better quality than the one you have repaired. The shape is much more convincing and the die striking is crisp with defined edges. Regards, Bill

[BenVK]

Mine is cast, I'm convinced.

I think what threw me yesterday is that Peter's one has been worn down quite a bit on the front face. The rounded eyebrows especially started to ring alarm bells.

Another comparrison with a certain original. The eye sockets are for sure different.

[bwanek1]

Peter's looks fine to me, other than the repair and that it looks like someone "cleaned up" the front, probably ruining the original finish/patina.

It also has a feature, which no faker has yet duplicated to my knowledge, but which, for obviousl reasons, I am not willing to openly discuss on the open forum.

Brad

[BenVK]

Thanks Brad.

How many different front dies do we know Overhoff used? I'm just concentrating on zinc ones for the moment.

Again, another comparrison. The eye sockets are a closer match but the one on the right has a higher and more domed forehead.

[carlsson1982]

I also thinks the first one is a cast, the rear is odd to me, the bprongs-boxes are not how they should be, the one on the right is an original.The eye sockets on the back tell everything
I had one of zink that I sold, but I still have one in Cupal with silver finish
(maybe i'll sold it to ;-) )