black ss officers cap,opinions please

[Friedrich-Berthold]

This insignia in use in the era prior to 1918.

Not the from the "Pirates of the Caribbean"

But I am not a man who goes to movies of the moment, mind you.

This image is courtesy of the very learned Robin Lumsden.

This is not a "scull" thread, and the knowledge here is unobtainable on other sites.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Some more data. The nice array of objects is that of Robin Lumsden, who, in my experience, along with colleague Hritz, are the experts in this material.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

A variant on a rare, grey cap.