2nd Pattern Totenkopf SS Runes marked: thoughts?

[Bob Hritz]

I haven't heard of this maker before, thanks for the info, I've looked it up. I'm collecting two seperate folders of photos now: fake and original totenkopf examples.

Mat

Mat,

Building your own references will enhance your learning and make you confident when looking at insignia. I still use, and add to, notebooks I started 40 years ago.

Bob Hritz

[ToxicGas]

Thanks for the encourragement, good to know I'm going about things right. The notebook idea is something I might do too, for I'm pretty helpless at militaria fairs when it comes to anything of this nature.

Mat

[Mickthemonk]

Dug up in the seller's back garden more like... horrible rubbish

Fisrt think I noticed is the chin/jaw - looks like it's got an underbite and is "oversized". Seen a fair few of these on eBay - they always look exactly the same

[Glenn66]