From my modeling interests, Ive always been aware of the deaths head Lef Side helmet decal for Totenkopfverbande. I have never seen a photo showing this decal nor any discussion of it. Dr Chris Mann mentions (on p 56 of his book "SS Totenkopf") "In March 1935 the concentration camp guard were authorised to display a silver deaths head emblem on teh left side of their helmet. This distinguished them from the Liebstandarte and the SS-VT. All units had the SS runes on the right. This insignia was worn only briefly as SS helmet insignia was standardised in August 1935"
Its curious that this option was offered in model kits for waffen SS figures (eg Tamiya). However any photographic documentation of it seems very hard to find. Recently I saw a reproduction on an auction site
I would appreciate any assistance that you may have to offer or photos and sources to share.
Thanks in advance. Paul
I have these photo cards - Nr 8 Deutschland Erwacht
Does anyone know about them - were they handed out at party rallies or what???
Thanks in advance,
Dan
G’day all,
I saw this dagger here in Perth on the weekend and took a couple of pics, I thought it was pretty good! I’ve only seen a few of these with the paper tags online, I never thought I would see one in the flesh here in sleepy Western Australia. The pics are a bit ordinary because I only had my phone with me but the dagger looked really good. I wasn’t sure about the scabbard, it almost looked a bit too good but having said that the scabbard seemed to fit the dagger very nicely and, as I’ve learnt here, I shouldn’t be put off just because something looks really good. Anyway, it is out of my price range and it has a buyer lined up already, I just thought you blokes might like to see it too.
Cheers, Dave.
