luftwaffe eagle device

[rik1988]

Hello,

I'm Rik from the Netherlands and I just discovered the world of militaria.
I recently visited a militaria show and bought this luftwaffe (double)eagle device.
Not knowing what it was but it just looked nice.
I've spent a lot of time trying to discover what it is.
I came across this site and now I think I'm getting close

Here some pictures:





I think it were two single luftwaffe devices for a ribbon- or medalbar that are solded together. One has a gold look and one a silver.

What do you guys think about this?
And not very unimportant, are they real?

Thanks!

[RonR]

Rik,


I believe you are correct in your assessment......


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[Jean-Claude]

Hi Rik & welcoome to the Forum

your birds look OK to me as well for the smaller version used on ribbon bars as per Ron's great picture. I cant say I have seen many 1st (or second) pattern luft birds attached together like yours but its a very common practice for Heer/KM style eagles (because of the wider wing span)

Nice find

JC

[rik1988]

Thx Ron and JC!

So there are different lw bird patterns?
Where can I find an overview of the different patterns?

Any ideas on how or where my birds were worn?

[MarcoPennisi]

Thx Ron and JC!

So there are different lw bird patterns?
Where can I find an overview of the different patterns?

Any ideas on how or where my birds were worn?

Some fundamentals of the TR’s symbolism: the Luftwaffe nat’l emblem introduced first in 1935 (first or early pattern) ) has a droop tail. In 1937 it was replaced by a second and definitive pattern, the tail protruding backwards.

[RonR]

As Marco indicated yours are the first pattern eagles.


As far as I know, only the first pattern eagles were used for medal bar and ribbon bar devices.......


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[rik1988]

Both thx again!

And what about the different colours/finishing (gold / silver)?
Are they for different medal- or ribbonbars?

[RonR]

This one shows a gold for 12 year service and silver for 4 year service.....


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[Sevrin]

Both thx again!

And what about the different colours/finishing (gold / silver)?
Are they for different medal- or ribbonbars?

Silver/gold denotes different (service) years:

Couple of examples on (Tom's) medal bars:

25/12

https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...ictureid=16642

18/4

https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...ictureid=16564


James

[rik1988]

Thx guys! Really helpfull and interesting

[Jean-Claude]

As Marco indicated yours are the first pattern eagles.


As far as I know, only the first pattern eagles were used for medal bar and ribbon bar devices.......


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Hi Ron

I found this medal bar picture in my archives...I remembered seeing a few 2nd pattern luft eagles on ribbon bars and medal bars over the years but agree they are not as common as the first type (droop tail)

Regards

JC