Late war printed eagle in wear

[Lasse L]

Hello,

A friend of mine just had his second volume about the Estonian SS-Volounteers published, and he gave me permission to show you guys this photo which might be interesting, as it is a version of the sleeve eagle not to often seen in period pictures.

The photo shows a group of estonian SS-volounteers during the late summer of 1944. Looks like the SS-Unterscharführer closest to the camera sports the eagle on some kind of field made tunic made of army splintertarn zeltbahn complete with collartabs, shoulderstraps and estonian flag, which is not of the standard Dachau-pattern, but the nicer one with the estonian lions.

Anyway, enjoy!

If anyone else has pictures of this late war eagle in wear, I would gladly see them.

[ryanww2]

great photo thanks for showing

[Varsity]

Great picture.
I did not seen this eagle before on a photograph. Really nice and rare tunic shown here

[Richard P]

Wow! Someone finally came up with one of these in wear. Too bad theywere all sold as fakes because there was no photographic evidence. I'm just kidding, but there was doubt for a long time. Thanks for posting!

Richard

[wisches]

nice photo
would like to see a close up if possible
if this a printed version eagle, there is only one other photo in wear known to me! visit hannahsreich website
well done!
wisches

[Dmv]

there is only one other photo in wear known to me! visit hannahsreich website

Still haven't seen the full photo from HR...if anybody got it please post!!!

Lasse, thanks for showing!!!

[Felix]

Fantastic photo and great evidence of these debated eagles. There is another photo that was distributed previously for those who bought that kind of eagle from an english dealer... I think I will try to get one ....

Cheers and thanks for sharing!

//Felix

[ETN]

Fantastic!

[bwanek1]

Here is a closeup section of one of the photos of a printed sleeve eagle in wear, that are in a period album belonging to Martin (the "English dealer" referenced above). I believe he has not shared the complete photos online, because he wishes to preserve the publishing rights for himself or a future owner of the album.

[bwanek1]

Here is a cut-off I found, which I believe to be authentic.

[PMan]

Eagle

Cool!

[RD Rygaard]

outstanding period photo!

[Lasse L]

Glad you liked it! Anyone know one of these eagles for sale? Im a bit interested in picking one up now that I have seen them in wear, so what price range are they?

[CWP]

Before the photo appeared at Hannahs Reich they were $60-$80 and many people did not want them. Good luck finding one now.

[Mike Davis]

Very interesting. I attempted to make a close up but details are lacking.