SS-Kavallerie Shabraque

[Robin Lumsden]

Here's something I picked up......just too late for the Grand National.

[Robin Lumsden]

It was made in Aschersleben.....not far from Quedlinburg.

[Robin Lumsden]

The skull has an odd expression.......

[Robin Lumsden]

The very same type being used by a trooper of an SS-Reiterstandarte......

[Robin Lumsden]

Looks familiar.......

[Robin Lumsden]

...und so weiter.....

[Stefan]

The very same type being used by a trooper of an SS-Reiterstandarte......

Hi Robin!

Is that your photo? Do you have the whole picture to show?

Cheers,

Stefan

[Robin Lumsden]

Stefan.

That's all there is, I'm afraid.

It's a small picture.

[Bob Coleman]

Stefan.

That's all there is, I'm afraid.

It's a small picture.

Robin-

A very interesting item. The totenkopf is similar to the design of the one found on the panzer beret. I bought one of these out of the trunk(or boot as known in the UK) of a car 30 years ago. That piece had a very detailed silver wire hand embroidered skull in the form of the pattern found on the visor cap and feldmutze. The man I bought it from told me his uncle picked it up in the vicinity of Salzburg at the end of the war. These are quite unusual war trophies and I seriously doubt that many survived. Nice item!

Bob

Edited July 25, 2006 by Bob Coleman

[Robin Lumsden]

Thanks Bob.

I have one of the silver wire saddle blanket skulls as well, but mine is woven........a bit like Bevo.

[Robin Lumsden]

Here's the woven one Bob........

[Robin Lumsden]

The woven one must have come off a blanket like this........

[derek]

Stefan,

I believe this is the full image you requested. I got this print from an Austrian dealer at a militaria show who had a few images of the shabraque.

This particular item was quite an expensive one for SS members, costing 32 RM, about the same as an issue overcoat.

They also exist with runes instead of the totenkopf.

Regards,

Derek

[Stefan]

Thanks Derek,

nice picture. Do you know anything more about it - what unit it might be?

I just missed out on several good SS-Reiter pictures on german ebay. The seller got an offer and closed the auctions

Cheers,

Stefan

[Robin Lumsden]

I always think this style of blanket skull.............

[Robin Lumsden]

Is based heavily on the one Georg von Hantelmann used on his D VII.........

[derek]

Stefan,

I'm afraid I can't be of any help. The photo is just not large enough or clear enough to make out the collar patches. I fancy the date is 1934/35 from uniform details but that's about it.

Derek

[Stefan]

Thanks Derek.

Are you guys in the thread collectors of SS-Kavallerie (items, documents, ...)?

I am a beginner in this niche so it would be fun to see what you have more

Cheers,

Stefan

[derek]

Stefan,

Here is an equestrian portrait of SS officer Eberhard Quirsfeld from 1936 that you might enjoy.

Derek

[Stefan]

Thanks Derek,

nice photo.

I received some photos that I won at ebay. It's a burial of the Hauptsturmf?hrer of the 2nd Reiterschwadron and some more men.

The seller translated all of the text of the backside but not the rank and name. I believe it to be Hauptsturmf?hrer G?rtz. G?rtz is my best guess since he was the commander the 2nd squadron in SS-Kav.-Reg 1. According to "Riding East" (page 151) G?rtz died 18th of March 1942.

Translation:

"Der Schimmel ist das Pferd von dem gefallenen [Haupsturmf?hrer G?rtz] der 2. SS Reiterschwadron in Cholm".

I guess "Schimmel" is a type of horse?

Regards, Stefan

[Stefan]

Front

[Stefan]

The burial