Officer Skull for Husaren-Regiment Nr. 17 Pelzmütze

rick diehl

rick diehl

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Wanted to share a new skull I am happy with. I have been looking for one of these. It is bronze and quite well made with great detail. It is not perfect as it is missing its tabs, and has a bracket added for mounting on something besides a pelzmutze, that also appears as the same material, bronze. Perhaps this was done shortly after manufacture and the tabs removed on purpose?

Not sure what it would have been mounted to, I have seen them on a Sabretache. The holes have some white on the back that is slightly shaped like a square nut? Any opinions?

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rick diehl said:
Wanted to share a new skull I am happy with. I have been looking for one of these. It is bronze and quite well made with great detail. It is not perfect as it is missing its tabs, and has a bracket added for mounting on something besides a pelzmutze, that also appears as the same material, bronze. Perhaps this was done shortly after manufacture and the tabs removed on purpose?

Not sure what it would have been mounted to, I have seen them on a Sabretache. The holes have some white on the back that is slightly shaped like a square nut? Any opinions?

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I'd say brass.
 
rick diehl said:
Wanted to share a new skull I am happy with. I have been looking for one of these. It is bronze and quite well made with great detail. It is not perfect as it is missing its tabs, and has a bracket added for mounting on something besides a pelzmutze, that also appears as the same material, bronze. Perhaps this was done shortly after manufacture and the tabs removed on purpose?

Not sure what it would have been mounted to, I have seen them on a Sabretache. The holes have some white on the back that is slightly shaped like a square nut? Any opinions?

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I put a bid in on this one but didn’t pursue it as I don’t collect loose insignia as a rule but who can’t love a skull like this. Congratulations!
 
Hi Rick,

Nice collection of Skulls and Congratulations on that. (y)

My guess would be that the back plate was added years ago by someone who wanted to display the Skull somehow.

Maybe it was for mounting on a plaque of some kind and that helped to hide its mounting from the front. :unsure:

MFG John Josef
 
John Josef said:
Hi Rick,

Nice collection of Skulls and Congratulations on that. (y)

My guess would be that the back plate was added years ago by someone who wanted to display the Skull somehow.

Maybe it was for mounting on a plaque of some kind and that helped to hide its mounting from the front. :unsure:

MFG John Josef
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Hi John, thank you for your insight, in hand yes quite possible. Patina is very similar to the rest of it, to me could be very near production. I was thinking more for items like this, tabs wouldn't work so well.
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