Imperial eagle on wooden shield

[nzef1940]

Greetings all,

I have had this item for many years (Local vet aquired) It is an imperial eagle decal on a thin wooden board the back of the board is painted typical feld grau in colour. The silver in the decal is very simalar to TR period helmet decals. It adorns my study door at present.

Does any one have any information on such items? I have not seen one before, but have seen WW1 era photographs of Army staff cars with what appear to be a simalar (or the same decal appiled)

Any thoughts or observations appreciated (note the ruler is in cm's not inches).

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[Mike Dwyer]

Hi, NZEF1940,

Very, very nice shield!!!

Just a small point, while the shield is from the era of the German Empire, that is not an imperial shield, it's from the Kingdom of Prussia. The imperial eagle looked a little bit different, though very similar.

[nzef1940]

Hi Mike

Interesting, as the shield eagle is the same as the German Imperial battle flag eagle. So the Prussian style eagle was adopted for the national battle flag?

Hi, NZEF1940,

Very, very nice shield!!!

Just a small point, while the shield is from the era of the German Empire, that is not an imperial shield, it's from the Kingdom of Prussia. The imperial eagle looked a little bit different, though very similar.

[Don D.]

That displays very nicely.

[90th Light]

Nice Shield but I could think of some better "center-folds" than that for ones study door.

Good question about the "Prussian eagle ?" on the battle flag. Why ???

Just shows what a blood thirsty lot those Prussians really were. Ask any Saxon or Bavarian during the Christmas of 1914. Must have been the Teutonic influence,

Chris

[Mike Dwyer]

Hi Mike

Interesting, as the shield eagle is the same as the German Imperial battle flag eagle. So the Prussian style eagle was adopted for the national battle flag?

Yes, you are correct, that is the Prussian eagle on the Kaiserliche Kriegsflagge. I have no idea why they used a Prussian eagle instead of the Imperial one, unless it was just because the Kaiser was also King of Prussia.