Sergeant 08

Brunswick HR17 flask...............(with Prussian skull !!)

No jawless skull!

The great-grandfather of the SS visor cap skull second pattern! ;)

This photo is a real treasure for a Wehrwolf collector!

Again I found a result in the photo, where I have already found the "Schwarze Brigade" cuff title in wear.

There is a similar flag top. Notice some details like the left and ride side of the flag top or the cut out parts for example!

It is the first time that I have seen such a flag top in a period photo.

Another known flag top pattern! Notice, no oak leave etc. on the left and right side of the skull!

I tried to find more informations about the flag top. Dardesheim is a very small town (not more than 1000 citizens today) in Sachsen-Anhalt. In the same region is Halle (the "Wehrwolf capital") located too. I think is nearly impossible that it has a relation to Braunschweig veterans organizations. Most of those organizations were located in towns and villages near Braunschweig.

I searched for such a flag top in period photos. It was difficult, because it does not exist a lot of photos with flags and the photos are not very sharp. Most of the Wehrwolf flags have only an ordinary spear flag top!

There are still so many nice things out there! :love:

Compare the shape! But perhaps it is only wishful thinking.

Or a swimming badge...............if these are meant to be 'waves' ??

I wonder if there are words on the three chevrons ?

I think in some days I will know more.

PS: The most skull swimming badges that I have seen had always a round or oval shape.

The key to identification is the coat of arms...........

That is correct. And it will not be easy to identify it. Seller came from Magdeburg, but it means nothing.

I thought, it could be a sport shirt badge from a local group in the 30's!?

Never seen that one before.

I bought it today. I hope to find an answer later.

PS: I thought, it looks similar like a well known skull. Again I have no evidence. Until now....

Thoughts about the next badge?

Looks like removed from a sport shirt? No idea what it is.

Perhaps a kind of event tinnie?

Let us order some buckles here!

Great photo..............nice to see the date.

Caps like this................

Always good to get a photo with some informations.

Most photos have no information about date or location and we will never know where the photos came from.

Here is another one with a sign which tells us, it was the "Wehrwolf Ortsgruppe Saadow" (a small village in the south of Brandenburg).

From my collection! ;)

My favourite photo of flags!

At the end of ww1 they made some nice skull postcards.

There were more than 15 Wehrwolf flags, I think.

From the same event!

Yes, such skulls are not eays to find. I have seen only 3 or 4 during last years.

Here is the complete photo.

Interesting! It seems to be the smaller version (5 cm rather than 8 cm) of the insignia used by II. Marine Brigade Ehrhardt.

These badges, sometimes presented as "badge for armband" (Einwohnerwehr Wilhemshawen using this insignia existed), are probably commemorative insigna for service in the Freikorps.

Is the photo dated?

When this kind of wehrwolf arm band came into use?

regards,

Mario

There are no informations about the year on the back of the photo. The members in the photo are still wearing field grey caps. In 1927 they started to wear black caps.

I think the photo was taken in 1925/1926.

PS: It looks like a break for smokers during a Wehrwolf event.

What is this badge? I think Marine-Brigade Ehrhardt?

Remember............ Wehrwolf also used the (Brunswick) skull with bones under the TK............

Yes, I know.

What I call the old "classic Wehrwolf skull design" is the design on armbands and membership badges with bones behind the skull.