The SS was at this time a small unit within the SA and wore the same brown SA uniform, with the addition of a black tie and a black cap with a Totenkopf skull and bones symbol to distinguish themselves. [2]

Dec 8, 2016 · The final SS death’s head design was a realistic skull produced for headgear in plated metal or aluminum. Following the Great War, the German nationalist veterans’ paramilitary group, Der Stahlhelm (Steel helmet), painted Totenkopf insignia on …

SS Cap Eagle and Skull Identification Guide This is an identification guide for the different SS CAp Eagles and Skulls worn during the 3rd Reich period. To the best of our knowledge, all the examples shown are original pre-1945 manufacture.

This unit grew into the Schutzstaffel (SS), which continued to use the Totenkopf as insignia throughout its history. According to a writing by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, the Totenkopf had the following meaning: The Skull is the reminder that you shall always be willing to put your self at stake for the life of the whole community. [11]

SS Metal Visor Insignia . The list below (I believe) is a current list of all the good metal visor eagle and skull markings and their makers where they have been identified. This list is subject to change and should not be completely relied upon for a final determination of a good (or fake) item.

From the most stylish SS officers peaked visor to the crudest late war enlisted M43 cap, the sign of the Totenkopf (deaths head skull) makes an SS cap instantly recognizable. Click the photos below to view the close-ups.

Mar 18, 2021 · Commonly emblazoned on German military hats and coat collars, SS commander Heinrich Himmler took the dark symbolism even further by gifting elite members of the SS with a specialized SS-Ehrenrings, translated to “death’s head ring.”

May 17, 2019 · High-fronted peaked visor cap (Schirmmütze) of the SS (Schutzstaffel). From the exhibitions at the Norwegian Armed Forces Museum (Forsvarsmuseet) in Oslo, Norway. Photo taken on March 31st, 2019.

SS Cap Skull 2nd pattern. Great metal totenkopf badge with antique finish and correct two prongs to reverse. Worn On many types of visor and cloth caps. The use of the deaths head emblem goes back to the times of early Prussia and worn by Brunswick cavalry regiments.

In an attempt to distance themselves from the SA, the SS introduced a new pattern cap skull to replace the previously used Danziger style skull on October 6TH 1934 and in February 1936 a new SS pattern national cap eagle was introduced. Both these pieces of insignia were worn through-out the war.