Good totenkopf?

**Frikorps Danmark** · 03-02-2019, 01:38 PM

Good day!
Came across this skull, would like to hear Your opninions on this item. Real or fake? I am concerned about it, for me it looks to be lacking quality detail..
Have a nice weekend.
Thanks and regards,
Peter

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 03-02-2019 01:38 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Aldo** · 03-02-2019, 05:40 PM

Hello Peter, it does not look right to me either. I don't know if you have it in hand but the metal looks soft and as a result the skull appears misshapen. The rear splints look completely wrong as well, too wide and blunt and attached to the lower part of the skull instead of the upper crossbones. Perhaps it is good though, a variant I have not seen. i would wait for more opinions but I personally don't like the look of it. I'll include a few pictures of some of mine for comparison and to demonstrate variety.

Regards, Al

**CBH** · 03-02-2019, 07:01 PM

I'm not a big fan of the shape or prongs of the OP, maybe a commerative of some type or simply a fake.

**Frikorps Danmark** · 03-03-2019, 05:54 PM

Thanks Al and Chris.
I also made some closer investigation today, it is a fake skull.
Regards,
Peter

**carlsson1982** · 03-03-2019, 07:21 PM

It is authentic

**Aldo** · 03-03-2019, 07:52 PM

Thank you Sid. This is why I never rule anything out just because I haven't seen it. Thanks for your expertise

**carlsson1982** · 03-03-2019, 07:59 PM

wide attachments doesn't make them automaticly fakes, there are early insignia with wide attachments.

**carlsson1982** · 03-03-2019, 08:51 PM

another example: a circa 1938 Heer cap eagle with wide attachments...

**Frikorps Danmark** · 03-05-2019, 01:09 AM

by carlsson1982

wide attachments doesn't make them automaticly fakes, there are early insignia with wide attachments.

Good evening.
Thanks for sharing this picture.
If I compare the top one of those You posted, with the one started the thread- I still don't like the one that started the thread. It looks not as detailed, also one of the attachments seem to have "straight ending" and not oblique. I see some differences in the nose, teeth & forehead area.
Maybe I am too much cautios, but I am allways passing on the things that don't make me to have 100% confidence on their authentcity & this is one of them.
Thanks and regards,
Peter