KM breast eagles

[stevenaz]

Another

Early one..... Just acquired

[stevenaz]

Rear

Backside....

[Fred Green]

Hello,

Super nice looking eagle!!

Fred

[stevenaz]

Thanks Fred.. Eye catching for sure!

Hopefully more members will post pics.

Love this thread....

[Tomodestroyer]

Schwerin 68

Anyone have a Schwerin Breast Eagle?

regards

[km-spain]

Anyone have a Schwerin Breast Eagle?

regards

Here you have

[Norm F]

another.

[Jean-Claude]

Some of my Schwerin summer birds. One of the best designs IMO. Please note that not all specimens are marked in the same location or even have a maker's mark but the look is very unique

Regards

JC

[Norm F]

Probably a good idea to document that the type of eagle seen in posts 56, 96 (3rd from the top on the left), 118 and 146 are all the same type of fake described by Fred Green here:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...19#post5450719

The body shape is more like a wild turkey than an eagle...

The latest development in the story of this "wild turkey" type suggests it is likely original after all and is found in period photographs in the update of the above linked thread.

The problem is that Reddick militaria sells an excellent reproduction based upon this type.

Period photos are crucial in the study of cloth.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Norm F]

The latest development in the story of this "wild turkey" type suggests it is likely original after all and is found in period photographs in the update of the above linked thread.

The problem is that Reddick militaria sells an excellent reproduction based upon this type.

Period photos are crucial in the study of cloth.

Here's the thread with the period photos:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=782333

Best regards,
---Norm

[Marc verstraete]

Lose chickens

A Belgian input ... Detailed pictures possible :-)

[Martin Simon]

Just posted this one in a separate thread as well. Got it today from a friend who has found it in an attic, along with a KM-coastal uniform grouping and a few other bits and pieces.
Weird looking bird, especially the swastika, but no doubt about its originality, has not seen daylight since November 1944!

Martin

[11C]

Made in France during the occupation of Brest.

[Marc verstraete]

I'm in a pickle with this one ... Africa ? or ???

Marc

[Jean-Claude]

Next...Nothing special but I'm happy to have found and share this silver J. C. Maedicke eagle variant with "spear head" brest feathers and massive pin which has eluded me until now and completes my Maedicke set. Below is the whole family: at left the "spear head" gold and silver summer eagles and at right the "diamond shaped" breast feather variants with the flimsier aluminum "wrap around" pin which I beleive to be the earlier variant by this maker.

JC