Death Head Pin

[PA Reb]

Hello all ~ The pin pictured below (along with a very nice Walther 7.65 caliber pistol) was purchased recently from a good friend of mine. He received this pin and many other WW II relics from a close friend of his that has recently passed away. His father served as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. 3rd Army, 4th Armored Division, bronze star, brought them home from the WW II ETA which were both taken from a dead German officer in the field.

My question to the forum is this ~ These pins confuse the heck out of me with all the different variations, units, etc. I was told this particular pin was in all likelyhood a SS Panzer insignia. I was also told it may be an early style SS pin without the lower jaw. I'm not much of a photographer so I wasn't able to get a picture of what seems to be a maker mark on the reverse of the pin. So, can anyone here tell me without a doubt what "organizational unit" this type of pin was worn by? Thanks in advance.

[Bob Hritz]

This is for the army panzer collar tab.

Bob Hritz

[PA Reb]

Thanks guys!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Nice example.

Here is one from my collection on the collar tab. There are also many variants of the basic design of the skull.

Cheers, Ade.