Luftwaffe Breast Eagles

[John Hodgin]

Also, were all these flat-wire eagles just for officers ?

Cheers,
Steve

IMO, NCOs sometimes wore them.

[SMP]

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[SMP]

A nice first pattern blue wool:

[SMP]

This one is a bit odd. Looks like a late-war, thin cotton cap eagle. I am just a bit concerned about the lack of the usual double strands on the wings. Any thoughts?

front:

[SMP]

rear:

[Willi Z.]

Steve, I recently found the same eagle with the same missing detail. All the other features are textbook. I am sure you are aware that it is exactly like the breast eagles we encounter on that same cotton twill backing.

[John Hodgin]

It's a real eagle Steve. Multi colored thread on the rear, double strands on the wings, etc. are all good "indicators" but are not fool proof keys for authenticity. There are a lot of bizarre looking, yet authentic cap eagles.

[Tony Farrell]

LW Breast Eagle

Greetings from the Brit (& C'wealth) Forum. I'm totally out of my depth here - and this is something I've ctiticised others doing in the past. I'll cut to the chase: repro... or pukka (from what I've seen here, I 'think' it's a wartime piece)? And.. erm ...value? Yeah I know. In advance... cheers!

PS: Why isn't this superb thread pinned?

[Jos L C]

That makes 2 ..


Jos.

[leeb]

Luftwaffe Breast Eagles

Hi

Found these on a dealers site.

What are the views, I may be convinced to spend a few pounds.

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Leeb

[leeb]

Luftwaffe Breast Eagles

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[leeb]

Luftwaffe Breast Eagles

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[leeb]

Luftwaffe Breast Eagles

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[John Hodgin]

Hi Leeb,

Most, if not all, are reproductions. Save your money.
Regards,
John

Jos, excellent work! Have you one of these in your collection?

[John Hodgin]

Tropical Breast Eagle

Here is an extremely rare breast eagle.