General breast eagle

[stengaard]

Hi Guys.
What do you think about this eagle.
The story that follows it is that it came out of the estate of a former WH general, but you never knows about these stories
Kind regards
Stengaard

[Richard P]

Nice quality, but my money would be on Coast Artillery.

Richard

[stengaard]

Yes, that is always the big question; is it Coast Artillery officer or a WH General? Most Coast Artillery officers eagles I have seen have been with light blue backing and this one has got black backing. Anyway - SS-officers tunics with Army "arm" eagles is not uncommon, so how should a tailor making a mistake like that be able to notice the difference from one golden eagle on green from another.

Kind regards
Stengaard

[afrikasandman]

They probably didn't care. It could really go either way as far as most are concerned. As Richard put it when I posted that removed crusher eagle for either a coastal art or General visor, you want to buy them as CA but hope to god its really a Heer general Matt

Great looking eagle either way. Matt

[Richard P]

It sure looks like it is on bottle green. The fastest way to tell is throw it on something cloth that is for sure black. Like a panzer wrap.

Richard

[Drew Wright]

Looks like a good one to me and could very well, IMO, be for a WH general officer; it's just very difficult to tell with certainty. My general rule on these if I'm buying, it's CA; if I'm selling, it's WH general officer.

Regards,

Drew

[stengaard]

Thanks to Matt, Richard and Drew.

Drew you are a smart guy, I think we could learn a thing or two from you

Best regards
Stengaard

[Bond]

Looks well made and I would normally associate this type of work with the KM/CA, though it could be Heer generals.

Jerry