German ww2 calvary regiments ??

**Chopperman** · 01-22-2017, 07:31 PM

by CBH

Is the pin shaft even round ? Looks almost dagger shaped , and can we see the back .

It looks great , I guess there are exceptions to every rule .

I'd still apply this rule to standard lapel pins with round shafts .

I agree ---most real stickpins do have a knurled shaft but not all.

Hard to get a good shot of the backside. The badge is hollow stamped.
Probably made of Cupal. The shaft is round and appears to be roughly
the same diameter as my other stickpins.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-22-2017 07:31 PM

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**stonemint** · 01-29-2017, 02:21 AM

Chopper--
Great piece. IMO, it was for civilian wear, and most likely by a member of LHR1 or LHR2.
See this thread:

LHR-TK (Danziger) Leib-Husaren Headgear

**Chopperman** · 01-29-2017, 05:30 AM

Thank you.

**Aldo** · 05-25-2017, 03:36 AM

Hello Gents, I'm so glad to have found this thread. I just picked up an identical stickpin to the one discussed here and I have been looking for examples. I found one in the archives of a website but I still wasn't satisfied.

Now I feel secure that it's authentic after reading about it on this forum. It is a beautiful pin and quite small. Are there no other examples of skull pins, SS or otherwise ?

Here are pics of mine

**CBH** · 05-25-2017, 03:00 PM

I once had a Freikorps long shaft pin with a treaded pin, the skull was of a different style with longer crossed bones ( Jolly Roger Style) similar to the Traditional badge of the 17th Infantry, but not the same. It was stolen from me many years ago.

**Aldo** · 05-25-2017, 09:42 PM

Chris, I've seen an example of that pin, something like these.

I don't own them, just images from a website.

**CBH** · 05-25-2017, 10:59 PM

It was similar to the top one, slightly different details. Thanks for the images.

**Aldo** · 07-15-2020, 02:15 AM

I thought I'd add these images to Greg's old thread about these tiny skull pins as a cross reference to my stickpin thread. It's on this thread where I first learned about the association with the Kav. 5 Reg. and I've managed to find a few since then.

Al