SS skull and prinz eugen rune

[Nightmare]

Hello everybody,

I just dug this two items so i am certain that they are both good. They were found 2m from each other.

My question is what was the purpose of the rune? It is obvious that is field made, how common was for SS soldiers to make their own insignia?






Thanks in advance!

Grega

[Ian Hulley]

The skull is a genuine Overhoff M1/24 ... I can't comment on the odal rune except to say lots of foreign units made their own insignia where the issue item wasn't available.

Ian

[Stossgruppe3]

Can we see the back of the skull too please ?
Thank you and regards
David

[viva_giulio]

Tk looks perfect.

[Nightmare]

Thank you for explanation and kind comments.

Here is the backside, i didn't clean it so much, because i dont want to ruin anything

[eldenwaff]

My guess, since they were found in proximity, is that both are associated with "Prinz Eugen" 7th SS Division, odal was their divisional insignia.

I would give them both a light cleaning with only soapy water and soft bristled tooth brush.

edit: Just read the title, so you know this - Nice find, looks like your detector has paid for itself and then some.

[Ludwig]

Can we see the back side of the Odal rune, too, please?
Looks very nice!

[Ian Hulley]

Typical pins for the Overhoff ... 100% perfect skull that requires no more cleaning.

Ian

[sam1chlt]

Very nice find

[Nightmare]

Here you go, it is basically the same as the front side.

[dylan]

It is amazingly well conserved for something that has been in the ground for seventy years. Love the skull, awesome find!