SS Skull, real or fake?

[Friedrich-Berthold]

or this variant.....

[Friedrich-Berthold]

or this one.....

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Perhaps through this line of activity we can arouse more interest in the more arcane Hussarentotenkopf.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

That is, an object without "M1" on its reverse.

[ToxicGas]

Here's another for you Friedrich. I'm convinced it's a bad fake, though with these first patterns I've been suprised a couple of times by apparently genuine examples of types I've never seen. It's just the lack of detail here that is the concern, I do recall a skull of this general form though. Let me know what you think.

Mat

[Friedrich-Berthold]

The above is based on an actual prototype, so enclosed. However, what you show us is plainly junk.

[Adrian Stevenson]

I wholeheartly agree with FB. This type of prong would not be found on a skull of this type and age.

Cheers, Ade.

[ToxicGas]

I thought so... having said that, if I came across the original example you posted Freidrich, I'd still probably have assumed it was bad. Such tricky things.

I think this is probably a waste of time even asking, but I feel I must. This Zimmermann skull (I'm considering fake by default now) is being sold by the same guy, this one actually caught my eye first, and I think it looks pretty convincing detail-wise. The only thing that raised suspicion with me is the form on the prong attachments on the back, I know they're usually circular but these ones look different still. Can you elaborate as to how to tell this one is fake? I know it's not on topic with this thread as such, but I felt it would be silly to start a new one on it. I've compared it to original examples already and it matches up well to me, worryingly...

P.S. Sorry for the seller's atrocious photos.

Mat

[Friedrich-Berthold]

total and complete junk, and I am shocked that I am commenting on prongs in a "scull" thread.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

A real Zimmermann in situ.