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Originally Posted by Fla.Mallard
Did they really exist with the skull engraving during WW2?
That is my definition of authentic.
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Datig has a picture of a Totenkopf Luger in his book published first in 1955. Mine is the 1958 revised edition with the pic on pg 259.
I would imagine that they existed somewhere during WW2, but not necessarily with the Wehrmacht (or SS)..
I am a member of the camp that believes in the Freikorps explanation, as expressed by Ron Wood. Again, photos exist of the post-WW1 Flammenwerfer Totenkopf insignia/logo painted on their trucks.
I also believe there were some excellent copies made.
Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances.
