Robin Lumsden Posted January 25, 2014 Author Posted January 25, 2014 Nice selection, Paul. I particularly like the document/photo covers. Great artwork there. Not a lot on the skull front at my end recently ..................... although I did pick up this dinky little 1:6 scale FK helmet last week. Shown with others for comparison.
dante Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Nice helm....by the way got the plaque from regimentals
Robin Lumsden Posted January 26, 2014 Author Posted January 26, 2014 Another TK oddity .................... not Imperial, but fits this thread.
Sergeant 08 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Excellent Flammenwerfer repro! Edited January 27, 2014 by Sergeant 08
Hoss Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Isn't that helm the one out of Haselgrove's book? gents get me they thump me over MGSs helms and thumbs up over Garde and these jobs..fed up! Eric
Hoss Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Robin A brit sub showing its Jolly Roger thought you may like it. 'HMS Talisman. Close up of conning tower and bridge with crew members including Lt Cdr M. Willmott, displaying their Jolly Roger. (Royal Navy Submarine Museum)' Cheers
Robin Lumsden Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 Latest pick-up ............... a TK from 1613 ! The flash makes it look blue, but it's actually dark brown ................... copper in excavated condition. Metal detector find. Paper thin and about the size of a 1p coin .................. so the stamping/hammering is phenomenal for its size. Believed to be a trade token from the time when 'official' low denomination coins were in a state of disarray.
Robin Lumsden Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 Better pix of the only other one I have managed to find on the net ..................
Jock Auld Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 A very small one, this patriotic pin is about the size of a €0.02 cent. I could not see what was on it so had to clean it up just to read it, then noticed the hat badge. I have had to use the micrscope thing to get a picture. It was with the mixed bag of stuff the other day. Jock:)
Robin Lumsden Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 Nice one, Jock ! I have one of those .................... but minus the ribbon. You're right ................ it's TINY !!!
Hoss Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Robin Is there anything out there confirming or denying W1 flamethrower units put the totty on their helmets. Could we put it to bed one way or the other with the W1 thingy coming up if I've missed pics sorry this is a long thread. I've read the regular troops hated them showing up even more than MGSs squads, have any info in your files etc? Cheers
Robin Lumsden Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 So far as I'm aware, flamethrower units did NOT wear the TK on their helmets. However, many other formations (Freikorps, Finnish, etc. etc.) definitely DID. A few examples .......................
Sergeant 08 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Although I think the last 3 pictures don't show us formations, which normally wore the skull on helmets. These are so called "Budenzauber" photos, just for fun. The soldiers removed the skulls, after the fun photos were taken.
dante Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 When they finished painting skulls, they could just sit down for a smoke.......
Robin Lumsden Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 ................. with a nice match holder.
Gilles Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) (Post #121) ... You can see the light-colored blob of the crown badge worn above the cuff by Rohr's man (left), and you can see the Totenkopf sleeve badge, Garde-Litzen, and black shoulder straps worn by the flamethrower pioneer (right) ... ... Sorry my photo isn't better... I'm afraid,indeed, that the picture does not enable to draw any conclusions. Aren't there just stains or shadows? Moreover, it would be a big surprise to see Wilhelm II inspecting troops wearing uniform paticularities that would not have allowed. The emperor was very engaged in this matter (see the project below from his very hand) and the military hierarchy always rejected "local" initiatives, for sure especially before being inspected by the emperor himself. Uniformentwurf der Schutztruppenuniform mit eigenhändigen Bemerkungen Kaiser Wilhelms II. Figur Nr. 1 mit dem Säbel von 1849 und Figur Nr. 2 mit dem Klappmesser. [Joseph Kürschner: Kaiser Wilhelm II. als Soldat und Seemann, Berlin, 1902] found on the homepage of the Gesellschaft für Heereskunde Regards Edited March 3, 2014 by Gilles
Gilles Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) (Post 135) The badge was unofficial, so there are many different styles. They vary in size, too. This statement is unfortunately not supported by any photographic evidence. On the contrary, several sources ( Jaeger7's post #133 , Larcade's book with Maurice Sublet's period picture (p.35) as well as the sleeve patch on black velvet (p.36), the patch shown more recently in the book by Laparra & Hesse about the StBtl Rohr ( p. 96 & 113) seem to establish one precise, definite pattern. Regards Edited March 3, 2014 by Gilles
Jock Auld Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Guys, Not really clewed up about these, any direction gratefuly received, it was a freeby with the porcelane thing for chickens so I doubt it will be up to much. The bloke seemed to think it was an OK Brunschwieger badge? Seems to lack a bit of detail? I am not the worlds best photographer so have tried a few different light/angles. Cheers Jock:)
Robin Lumsden Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 It's a good one. Unearthed many years ago by builders working on the site of the old LSSAH barracks. Covered in the German Press at the time. Just search on 'Berlin Hoard'. Photo below shows an identical type of skull being worn. The eyes are very distinctive. I call it the 'haunted' type.
Robin Lumsden Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 Nice find. These are becoming increasingly scarce. The old book on KR5 shows that this particular type was also worn on that regiment's NCO shoulder boards, whether officially or unofficially. Also appears in zinc with brass lugs.
PB2 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 It is my postcard of I.R 92 with skulls Regards, Milosz
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