Death's Head

[Ron Wood]

Yep, Dwight, that is one of the options that has been considered, along with Death Head Hussars, Brunswick Hussars and Infantry, Stosstrupp, Sturmbattalion, Freikorps, Flammenwerfer units, etc. Any unit that had the Death Head as part of their insignia, either officially or unofficially, might be the origin. Although the Death Head was adopted by the SS, the Death Head Luger pre-dated this organization by several years.