Robin Lumsden Posted April 2, 2011 Author Posted April 2, 2011 I'm looking for a photo of an real item. Good luck. I have been looking for one for 40 years.
Sergeant 08 Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Good luck. I have been looking for one for 40 years. Never give up!! :cheers: Edited April 3, 2011 by Sergeant 08
Thomas W Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Robin: Just found a photo identified as a German small-flamethrower attack. The weapon in question appears to be a captured French P4 flamethrower, which the Germans could not have used very much, as the French manufactured only 250 of them. So, this photo is posed, and the soldiers are armed with the Gew 98. Since flamethrower pioneers used the Kar 98AZ, these are likely infantrymen. Look at the sleeve cuff of this fellow: Edited April 19, 2011 by Thomas W
Thomas W Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Here is a close-up, enhanced shot of the cuff. I thought it was a shadow at first, but the edges look very well defined. An experimental infantry flamethrower unit that trained with captured French weapons? Sounds like the sort of guys who might rig up an unofficial black skull badge for themselves... Edited April 19, 2011 by Thomas W
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Here is a close-up, enhanced shot of the cuff. I thought it was a shadow at first, but the edges look very well defined. The one on his Left Elbow and on his blanket are also well defined ;-)
Thomas W Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 The one on his Left Elbow and on his blanket are also well defined ;-) Actually, I turned it into a negative, and not only is the shadow on the elbow not as defined, in the negative there appears to be a cloth oval around the "shadow" on the cuff. The real details in the Shroud of Turin didn't show up until photographic negatives were studied...
Robin Lumsden Posted April 20, 2011 Author Posted April 20, 2011 Hello Thomas. Thank you once again for continuing to look for the black skull .......... your access to period photos is much better than mine. Another fine addition to this thread. :cheers:
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Although not black.... a skull on a helmet found at Verdun... :cheers:
dond Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Although not black.... a skull on a helmet found at Verdun... I found this in the Argonne.
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 I found this in the Argonne. And that is no BS... it was there as a "no entry sign".
Robin Lumsden Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Although not black.... a skull on a helmet found at Verdun... Are you going to keep that one? Or can it be traded? :cheeky:
Robin Lumsden Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Never say 'Never'. Here's yet another example of how the oddest of TKs can turn up in the strangest of places in period photos................ Would this badge have survived the 'eBay Test' ?????
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Are you going to keep that one? Or can it be traded? Well, that is hotly debated... my 6 year old claims it was nicked from a group of 4 moulds to make shapes out of sand and insists he wants to take it to the playground. Negatiations continue in the morning... :cheers:
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Never say 'Never'. Here's yet another example of how the oddest of TKs can turn up in the strangest of places in period photos................ Would this badge have survived the 'eBay Test' ????? Depends what it is... Tinnie? joke thing?... Depends what it was claimed to be on ebay...
Robin Lumsden Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Well, that is hotly debated... my 6 year old claims it was nicked from a group of 4 moulds to make shapes out of sand and insists he wants to take it to the playground. Negatiations continue in the morning... Your kid is a millionaire dealer in the making !! :cheers:
Robin Lumsden Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Depends what it is... Tinnie? joke thing?... Depends what it was claimed to be on ebay... This one was never on eBay. Here's the full picture. They are from the death squads of the Hungarian Arrow Cross.
dond Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Here you go Robin. http://cgi.ebay.de/Russisches-Stostruppenabzeichen-Burgerkrieg-Karnilow-/150595200498?pt=Militaria&hash=item23102c65f2
bob lembke Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 This one was never on eBay. Here's the full picture. They are from the death squads of the Hungarian Arrow Cross. Hi, Robin; Pardon my caution, but the placement of the badge on the pocket seems odd and impractical. Was it pinned to the flap? To the pocket? could the pocket open? In the real world, I would think that a real person would pin it to the middle of the pocket. The image stands out so vividly. It could easily be superimposed by a Photoshop artist, which might explain the awkward placement in the real world. Is the photo being sold? Is it an original or a modern copy? Is that another TK on the cap? If so, it seems authentic, but not dramatic. Bob Lembke
Robin Lumsden Posted April 22, 2011 Author Posted April 22, 2011 Here you go Robin. http://cgi.ebay.de/Russisches-Stostruppenabzeichen-Burgerkrieg-Karnilow-/150595200498?pt=Militaria&hash=item23102c65f2 :cheers:
Robin Lumsden Posted April 22, 2011 Author Posted April 22, 2011 Hi, Robin; Pardon my caution, but the placement of the badge on the pocket seems odd and impractical. Was it pinned to the flap? To the pocket? could the pocket open? In the real world, I would think that a real person would pin it to the middle of the pocket. The image stands out so vividly. It could easily be superimposed by a Photoshop artist, which might explain the awkward placement in the real world. Is the photo being sold? Is it an original or a modern copy? Is that another TK on the cap? If so, it seems authentic, but not dramatic. Bob Lembke Hello Bob. You are right to be cautious. I am always cautious also. The photo was original (not a reprint) and appeared on another forum (not the WAF)_many years ago. It was not for sale. The badge looks to me to be pinned through the buttonhole. I think a 'Photoshop' artist would have centred it on the pocket. The man seems to be a Sipo Ustuf. with the rank tab blank ....... rank being denoted by the shoulder straps only. This was not unheard of. This picture would have dated from late 1944/early 1945 (the short-lived Arrow Cross era), when there were many odd SS uniforms being worn by Balkan and eastern personnel. The picture below shows another. The point of all this is that there were many unauthorised skulls being worn in both World Wars ............
Sergeant 08 Posted May 9, 2011 Posted May 9, 2011 The thread started with some thoughts about Minenwerfer. Here is a rare photo, which the seller described as Minenwerfer. Notice the badge!
Sergeant 08 Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) Freikorps skull. Edited May 11, 2011 by Sergeant 08
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