Luftwaffe Breast Eagles

[John Hodgin]

HBT grey backed, eagle's eye worn away.

[John Hodgin]

Hi Jack,

Here is an early variation, it's interesting that the eye is sewn with grey thread.

Best,
John

[Jos L C]

Hi John,
I think the eagle on my Afrika jacket is a good one.
I have the jacket for quite some time and I have it outof a collection from a friend,so this was far before the fake eagles appeared.
I've no camera at the moment for I've some vacation and I always use the camera from work.
I think it's hand applied because it has some thread sewed through the liner but not all,so it's not machine done...
Maybe some soldiers granny had plenty of time ??

I like the early eagles.

Jos.

[J Melvin]

For some reason, my system is not showing any of the photos after "Sorry, wrong one". But, they must be coming through as John can see them.

[John Hodgin]

Hi Jos and Jack and others,

Jack I hope the images are loading now. Jos, hope you are having a great vacation! Here is another early eagle.

Best,
John

[John Hodgin]

Here is a one with a very strange head, but still authentic.

[John Hodgin]

And another cut from a grey HBT tunic.

[J Melvin]

Blue cotton backed eagle found on my blue tropical denim tunic.

[John Hodgin]

I remember that one now, darn cool!

[Ralph A]

Mine

Forgot where I got it.

[John Hodgin]

Hi Ralph,

A book author, that will remain nameless, once told me that eagles like this with rounded beaks were reproductions. They are NOT. Nice one. Here is one cut from a flight blouse.

Best,
John

[Ralph A]

Thanks John. I'm on the lookout for a nice one like yours. "Minty" is nice, but nothing beats "what you got"!

[Willi Z.]

Nice eagles guys......... I will post some of my odd HBT and cotton eagles tomorrow. Here are a few of mine. A wool backed eagle on a Luft blue shirt.........have never seen another. Next is a trop eagle on trop tunic. Third is a very odd wool backed eagle with bullion highlights.







Will alos post some more smock eagles on the FJ page.

Willi

[Jos L C]

Great eagles,I like the last one with silver threads.
John,see the tropical one Willi shows here,that's the same one I've on my tropical jacket,same details.

Jos.

[Willi Z.]

Hi Jos,

Like John, I would like to see the back of your trop eagle. It does look hand applied. The back is the key to all eagles on tunics. No one, and I mean no one, can stitch so perfectly to cover/match the holes on the back. Always the key with smocks....check inside the pocket.

Here is a few more eagles. First is a pre-war early officers flat wire bevo still machine zig-zag sewn to wool. Then a few odd thin cotton blue-gray backed eagles with borders (to protect from falling apart), and one of the same style but in olive. Then are 2 more HBT/cotton gray eagles.

Nice to see some are interested in items as Luft eagles. To me, having expertise in such small details of a subject area show some depth of knowledge and the sign of a truly advanced collector, so saldy lacking with most collectors who have such shallow knowledge.

Willi