is this original?

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taavi veiler
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is this original?

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Post by taavi veiler » 24 Jul 2002, 12:53

is this "Totenkopf" cufftitle original?
did any "Totenkopf" units fought in estonia or close to it?
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Post by Raz » 24 Jul 2002, 14:07

Taavi, without even needing to see the reverse stitching I can say that IMHO
your Totenkopf is a repro.
The letters are not the correct shape at all, it looks like a dreaded 1980's repro to me.
These have since aged very well and fool many collectors just starting out.


Totenkopf served in:

(source credit- http://www.wssob.com/)

France
Yugoslavia
Poland
Soviet Union
Hungary
Germany
Austria


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Post by taavi veiler » 24 Jul 2002, 14:24

I thought it was fake. Thank You.

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