Help with skull & cross bones I.D.

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ClutchMcSlip
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Help with skull & cross bones I.D.

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Post by ClutchMcSlip » 30 Nov 2021, 03:42

I found this at a US training camp that also held German prisoners mostly captured in Africa.
Can anyone I.D. this piece?

Thank you!
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Hans1906
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Re: Help with skull & cross bones I.D.

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Post by Hans1906 » 01 Dec 2021, 22:38

ClutchMcSlip,

Actually typical of a German "Freikorps" souvenir, unfortunately, I have not found a comparable piece, sorry ?

"freikorps totenkopf" https://www.google.com/search?q=freikor ... =759&dpr=1

Freikorps https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freikorps (Multi-language link)


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