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I have to take another moment to express my gratitude to our colleague " another ant" who meticulously and scientifically authenticated this skull despite the backlash from Lord of the Flies maroon...

Yes, thank you. I was convinced but was concerned others would not be if I ever decided to sell it. Thanks for all your help cool militaria

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Thank you for the thoughtful and precise analysis. The images you provided are extremely helpful. I would also like to thank all those that participated and helped resolve the issue.

Thank you Sid. I recall that when I first obtained the skull I thought it looked like zinc because of it's dull appearance and lack of experience on my part. Now that I have handled and closely...

Thanks Marten, that is a great explanation. See how we play here, everybody offers their expertise then you come to a conclusion based on the preponderance of evidence. I'll be the first to condemn...

I compared it to some of my Aluminum Deschler's and this seems to be the match based on the size of the rzm mark and the shape of the numbers. The front however does not exhibit the stamping errors...

First I'd like to post another photo to show the details clearly and to dispute that the box attachments are a "cast mess" The box attachments are perfectly formed but one side has what appears to...

The thread on WAF is laughable, not disputing the skull on it's characteristics like it's being done here but rather being declared fake already and waiting for the final nail in the coffin from the...

Not at all Dan. The thread needed some life. It’s all relevant to the topic.

Dan, so the funny thing is that skull in the book is actually my skull. Resnik lingered here on this forum for about a year to learn and to use our knowledge to write this book. No common courtesy...

I'm revisiting this thread to post better photo's of this skull as TK's become increasingly expensive and difficult to source. This particular Cupal Deschler is different because it has the box like...

Wait until you see what I post on Wednesday, another rare jewel is on it's way

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Here is a rare transitional Deschler Totenkopf in CupAl with the box attachments instead of the discs. These box shaped attachments are normally found on the later aluminum versions. This is a really...