cap insignia

[rutarjan]

Hi

What do you think about this skull and eagle? The seller send me only this pictures.

Regards,Bojan

[CBH]

Looks fake to me , many real ones are shown on this site .

[rutarjan]

I agree,but not marked M1/122

[carlsson1982]

Because there was no original skull marked as such. It's a known fake set like said above.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

M 1/ 122 was the firm Deutschbein of Euskirchen, near Bonn. I am not aware of authentic insignia of this type from that firm....

[Winkelman]

A well known early fake set , not worth thinking about twice , sorry ..

[Winkelman]

To begin with , simply look at the exaggerated sutures on the fantasy M1/122 monstrosity of a skull .
The eagle has no defined head or breast feathers at all .
Then compare to the finely detailed German made period examples .
Originals can be found here quite easily for all to see - that are willing to learn .

[christek]

The fact that these are the only photos sent should be a tad disconcerting - A seller covering half the skull with a 'shadow' would cause alarm bells for me. Photography is not an art these days, its very easy.
These are not 'cheap' items and as a general rule (for me) a seller that knows they have original items would not send crappy pics.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Once more, and seemingly forever, we roll the rock up the hill, so it will fall on our heads with no less pain....

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The clear photos are courtesy of John Telesmanich, from whom I buy these items, if I am forced to do so to restore a cap.