Sergeant 08

Thomas, thanks again for posting such a nice photo! That detail looks really interesting to me. You said, the badge in the photo is a poison-gas sleeve badge? Do you have more informations about the Regiment?

Or a sign of no interest in researching of unknown, rarer skulls. :whistle:

No comments about this skull here. I think there was more discussion, when the black skull appeared. It must be a good sign! ;)

Happy New Year to all skull collectors!

Most of my stick pins have the same theme....:whistle:

Confusing pin...skull headgear....HR 16. Where is the relation? Ideas?

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More Imperial skulls.

Skull collectors will enjoy the next photo: Vets from the Freikorps Brüssow! The photo shows skulls on caps, collar tabs, on the flag.....:whistle:

A must have for a skull collector is a skull walking stick! Braunschweig!

Btw, what do you think about this photo?

Existed an official veterans organization of the Eiserne Division? Was it a membership stick pin for such an organization or was it only a kind commemorative stick pin for Freikorps veterans? Opinions?

I remember a dealer, who sold one or two of those stick pins in past, offered them as early NS sympathy stick pins. We know the skull symbol and the motto "Und Doch!" were used by Freikorps members of the Eiserne Division. The question is, when were the stick pins made? Pre or after 1933? The swastika means not, that it must be made after 1933. And who used that kind of stick pin? Photos show us, that veterans used the symbols on flags during the Weimarer Republik.

I got this stick pin today!

Yes, he is the expert! PS: He thinks the "Schwarze Brigade" in Sachsen existed only from March to July 1933. In his opinion the Brigade had not more than 268 members!

I was in contact with the author of the book "Der Wehrwolf 1923-1933". We discussed some questions about the Wehrwolf theme and I showed the flag top to him. He thinks the same. A Wehrwolf flag top! :cool:

If I had seen such an armband in the past, I'm sure that I had earlier bought a swastika armband! :D

Flag top was in the mail today! PS: Can you believe it? I'm collecting since more than 20 years, but I have never had a swastika armband until today. Now I needed one for the display with the "Schwarze Brigade" cuff title!

Do you mean this one?

Another item which I have never seen before. A "Vorläufiger Ausweis" (Wehrwolf membership id card). Strange item! Why? Look at the date! Datum des Eintritts: Ortsgruppe Mainz 06.07.1933! They still recruted new members in summer 1933!!!!

What a nice flag! :cool:

That circus man liked both kinds of insignia! Imperial Brunswick and Prussia skulls.

I could park it in the garage next to my Wehrheil truck!

I have some song books, but who owns an original "Wehrheil" bicycle? Try to find a real Wehrheil Fahrrad!!!!!