Dodgy Leib Hussar Skull

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This just does not look right.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/WK1-Husaren-Totenkopf-Neusilber-D-R-G-M-sehr-gros-/291788719895?hash=item43eff68717:g:I5gAAOSwMNxXWwIh" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Actually, nothing is right about that ebay Totenkopf. It is trying to look like an issued Leib-Husaren Totenkopf with the single loop at the top and the two tangs that slip under the leather piece sewn to the front of issued original Leib-Husaren Pelzmützen.

However, the one pictured above seems to have been dipped in Viagra as the two tangs are ridiculously HUGE. They are so big, they would appear above the Totenkopf, which is not at all what originals do. Then you have the general shape and characteristics, which are incorrect. The bones above the eyes should look angry, this one looks surprised. What should be fine coronal sutures (creases) separating the frontal from parietal on the cranium are trenches. The nose opening should be a perfect heart shape. The creases around the nose are missing. The balls on the femurs are the wrong shape. The bottom of the visible jaw bone lacks the ridges of an original. The teeth are not accurate, and are poorly detailed. The right side of the cranium has a large inward bend that should not be there. Finally, the DRGM and C.E. JUNCKER Berlin stamps on the tangs are simply ridiculous.

This is not a "manufacturer's variation". It is a poor replica and some poor sod bought it.
 
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