Question about yellow eagle.

[MULON]

Ciao a tutti
I have a question about a "yellow" eagle of my collection.
What is this? Post it for comparison with another but regular silver, let me know please.
Thanks, Giancarlo.

[MULON]

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[Fred Green]

Greetings Giancarlo,

Your "Yellow" eagle is a second pattern flatwire eagle used on the waffenrock. It replaced the eagle you show for comparison. It looks to be "Toned", or the wire has turned color. I have never seen a KM/CA eagle of this type before.

Johnny vd Heidjen could be helpful in this thread. I hope this helps.

Fred

[MULON]

Oh yes Fred, thanks for your help
Now I know that:
-original
-possible rare KM
Good.
Ciao, Giancarlo.

[MULON]

Other opinions please?
Thanks, Giancarlo.

[Bond]

To me it looks tarnished or stained, or as Fred put it, 'toned' like a decal.

Jerry

[MULON]

Ciao Jerry, thanks also to you
In my heart I hoped was a General variation

[Bond]

Ciao Jerry, thanks also to you
In my heart I hoped was a General variation

A hope we can all share, but probably not this time, maybe next time

Jerry

[Lenny W]

original possibly toned from cigarette smoke

[MULON]

original possibly toned from cigarette smoke

Why not? Interesting supposition, but is possible?

[Lenny W]

Why not? Interesting supposition, but is possible?

yes its possible Ive sat in and drank beer at some local V.F.W and American Legion Halls that had original stuff on shelfs over the Bar and the stuff was saturated with cigarette/cigar smoke

[MULON]

I can't believe, what story
Thanks again Lenny.
Then I can say to have a "been there"?

[Bond]

Here is an extreme example of smoke staining, on a cap from the local fleamarket in Amsterdam. And remember this is a post war cap and in the hand it looks worse than this image suggests.

Jerry

[MULON]

Great example