1917 Death Head

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Originally Posted by saab-bob

Thanks Postino
Great pic.
I see that is a heavy duty 2 man flamethrower unit.
It makes sense some of these specialized troops where unhappy with how the war ended. They joined the Freikorps to express their displeasure and took their TK insignias with them.
Would be interesting to see the style of the TK logo on one of the German WW1 rifles you mentioned.
Bob

I think it is correct to say that the Freikorps was formed primarily to combat the spread of Socialism in post-WWI Germany. It is reasonable to assume that some men joined for other reasons.

The mark under the V on the right side of the receiver indicates a second inspector with a last name that starts with the same letter as another inspector with more tenure. I have also seen C/Letter Acceptance Stamps with a horizontal line to the left of the letter, but this is the first time I have seen a vertical line to the side of a letter.