Got this from a friend,matches the eagle I have pretty good,must be pretty hard to find a perfect match!late skull any help appreciated.

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Pongs look soldered on ,correct?

i like the looks of this,,however,,i liked my 2 ex-wives when i met then too,,

I'd say cast fake.

Thanks for the opinions!This is an expensive item,here are a few more better pics,anymore opinions?Need to know so I can return it,thought kind of heavy and thick but was told it was late war zinc original.

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Originally posted by erick seat:
Thanks for the opinions!This is an expensive item,here are a few more better pics,anymore opinions?Need to know so I can return it,thought kind of heavy and thick but was told it was late war zinc original.

"Heavy" is not an adjective you should want to use for any original, regardless of material. It is a fake; I have no doubt. Send it back.

Brad

i must agree it is not a die struck skull casting for sure
send it back if you can

Thanks guys!I sent it back,my friend(a 40 year collector) said its not a fake,all m1/24 skulls are thick,its a 100% original zinc later war skull, but no one here seems to agree with him,way over my head,anyway the opinions are greatly appreciated.

Strange wear pattern here, coupled with crummy prong attachment for sure.
It looks like the repair burned through on one side and was touched up?
This is/maybe the earlier style jawed TK as opposed to the "late war".
I trust that Brad and Roy are right.

Thanks again,here is another one I found on the net,looks like the same thing,except broken prongs instead of replaced ones.

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Originally posted by erick seat:
Thanks for the opinions!This is an expensive item,here are a few more better pics,anymore opinions?Need to know so I can return it,thought kind of heavy and thick but was told it was late war zinc original.

First, I believe this style and make is early. not "late".

mine for comparison,
(They're starting to ALL look the same.)
Solder job aside, I'm starting to like the first one best.
Heck, they both look good.

Cheers,
Pauli
Eric, good luck in your Matched set search.
I'm lacking the eagle half to my "set".
( IT will find ME in time)

Mann,These all look the same so they are either all fakes or all good?I thought the zinc skull and eagles were later,the early ones were copal/brass then aluminum and finally zinc.