SS/SA Grip Eagle

[Greg]

Forgive this rookie question ... is this eagle correct? I've never seen the back side of one before, but I thought they had two thin prongs to attach to the grip. I don't have any experience with these, except to say that the eagle heads and necks on the one SA and one SS dagger that I have don't look like this.

Thanks,
Greg

[Nimble1]

Looks like a cast repro. On the rear shot it looks like the RZM marking on the left wing did not cast completely.

[jancz3rt]

Hmm

Definitely a repro. Lacks the clarity and detail I would like to see. The back is all wrong too.

JAN

[Greg]

Thanks for the replies.

best,
Greg

[Skipper Greenwade]

Agreed...a cast reproduction.

The originals did indeed have two prongs on the reverse and the post 1936 examples were actually marked with the manufacturer's RZM code (I discovered that when I was doing photos for my book in 1986 and couldn't freakin' believe they were that anal)

Best,
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