Police Eagle Inquiry

[W.Unland]

Hello,

Those of you that know me know that I am basically an "eagle weenie" with NCO sleeve eagles my primary interest.

Anyway, I was going through my "Impossible to find Eagles to Complete the Flock" list and started to think.

Has ANYONE ever seen a GemPo or FuSchuPo eagle on mottled cotton? In my time collecting I never recall seeing any carmine eagle on a mottled backing, even though they are theoretically possible.

Now GemPo uniforms were bought and issued by small towns so a "summer" tunic was most probably an "optional" private purchase item, and may have been rather rare, but the FSP was fairly large and did indeed work "in the field" so I would expect that branch to have had summer tunics.

If anyone has an example, or can recall ever seeing one I would be most interested in knowing.

PS: I am not referring to the "female" eagle on cotton used on the coveralls as shown here, but the orange/green mottled material.

Regards,
William Unland

[W.Unland]

The regulations of 1936 authorized the mottled tunic for use by all police branches, including the WSP. Here are my Gend, SchuPo, and WSP examples, but again I have never run across any "carmine" eagles on this backing:

[juoneen]

Appears well made, doesnt have the border,nor the different black swas from main color... but id say most likely an original, what do the police collectors think? I like it personally, but im no eagle weenie.

[W.Unland]

Appears well made, doesnt have the border,nor the different black swas from main color... but id say most likely an original, what do the police collectors think? I like it personally, but im no eagle weenie.

Hi, I don't see a photo. Are you referencing the carmine eagle I show above? If so YES it is original but not the type I'm looking for. Looking for that color eagle on "mottled" cotton.

Bill U

[Dave C.]

Has ANYONE ever seen a GemPo or FuSchuPo eagle on mottled cotton?

Nope, never seen these two on mottled in any form before. One would think a GemPo example would be out there, although we see so few GemPo on regular wool, making the odds very unlikely.

[Wim D]

Hello,

I would like to know the size of this female eagle as shown above, I need one for my Feuerwehrhelferin.

Are there reproductions, are they easy to detect?

Thank you in advance,
Wim.

Hello,

Those of you that know me know that I am basically an "eagle weenie" with NCO sleeve eagles my primary interest.

Anyway, I was going through my "Impossible to find Eagles to Complete the Flock" list and started to think.

Has ANYONE ever seen a GemPo or FuSchuPo eagle on mottled cotton? In my time collecting I never recall seeing any carmine eagle on a mottled backing, even though they are theoretically possible.

Now GemPo uniforms were bought and issued by small towns so a "summer" tunic was most probably an "optional" private purchase item, and may have been rather rare, but the FSP was fairly large and did indeed work "in the field" so I would expect that branch to have had summer tunics.

If anyone has an example, or can recall ever seeing one I would be most interested in knowing.

PS: I am not referring to the "female" eagle on cotton used on the coveralls as shown here, but the orange/green mottled material.

Regards,
William Unland

[W.Unland]

Dear Wim,

The female coverall eagle was the same size as a standard man's sleeve eagle. It is only distinguished by the cotton backing material and the all carmine, ie; no black swastika and eye, construction.

W.Unland

[Wim D]

Thanks for the info!

Wim.