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    Originally posted by Leroy View Post
    Glad to know the difference (which I why I don't collect FJ or FD!). Thanks!
    Hi Leroy,
    FYI - the HBT material that the eagle is sewn to is from a splinter pattern field-division jacket. No jump smocks were ever made of this material , so we can be pretty sure of the jacket type. The eagle itself is also made in HBT, which is much less common than the blue wool eagles normaly seen on FD jackets. Altogether, a nice piece. !

    Regards,
    Steve

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      A very good lesson!
      Thanks again,
      Leroy

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        Originally posted by John Hodgin View Post
        I can't remember if I posted these before so here goes. Here is a well worn wool backed eagle on splinter.

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          Originally posted by Larry F. View Post
          Hello Steve:

          Here you go my friend. Sorry, just a quick pic. The breast eagle looks like John's in frame 18.

          Thanks to those who made this dream become reality.

          Best,

          Larry
          Sweet smock!!
          When you go home
          Tell them for us and say
          For your tomorrow
          We gave our today

          --Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
          Iwo Jima 1945

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            A superb ebay find by Dave H. Thanks for sharing it Dave !
            From a green step-in, by the looks of it.
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              Back of Dave's eagle:
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                Now lets get the rest of it!

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                  Originally posted by SMP View Post
                  A superb ebay find by Dave H. Thanks for sharing it Dave !
                  From a green step-in, by the looks of it.
                  Boy, I haven't checked ebay in some time. That is a great score! Congrats!

                  Can we see a lighter photo?
                  Willi

                  Preußens Gloria!

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                  Sapere aude

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                    Olive eagle from Beltring.
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                        Steve here are the pictures.
                        Last edited by John; 08-24-2008, 08:29 AM.

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                          Picture 2 of 2
                          Last edited by John; 08-24-2008, 08:28 AM.

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                            Originally posted by John View Post
                            Steve here are the pictures.
                            Thanks John,
                            I would love to hear opinions of this one.

                            Regards,
                            Steve

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                              Nice find Steve! Congrats.

                              Anything else to report from Beltring?

                              As for the other olive eagle it is not the same one IMO. It is ususual to see a smock eagle (especially of a style which was late war) with such backing. I will do some checking and get back to this thread later.
                              Willi

                              Preußens Gloria!

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                              Sapere aude

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                                Thanks Willi,
                                Meantime here is a close-up of my olive eagle:
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                                Last edited by SMP; 07-21-2008, 07:30 PM.

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