Hello, someone said to post pics of this eagle on forum first to make sure it was original.. Please give me any input.
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JOHN
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JOHN
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It's a fake. Cap eagles weren't embroidered on camouflage material and, in reality, insignia were only authorised on camo caps for a couple of weeks in December 1942 before the order was rescinded. Bevo insignia in green and brown shades on black were manufactured for camo caps, but rarely actually applied. I believe that only a handful of original camo caps with insignia have ever turned up, and I don't believe I've ever seen a period photograph of the camo cap with camo insignia being worn.Comment
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Hi Bob the skull is great
.. is it (black) synthetic ??
In your opinion there were synthetic fibres?
Thanks for answer.
Originally posted by BobwirtzThe camouflaged cap insignia was only authorized for a 15-day period in December 1942. It was made of a bright green and dark-brown colored thread and woven onto a black backing. Insignia was 2-piece and not in a trapezoid. Insignia was block cut and machine-sewn to save time and labor. Here is an example of the bright green skull for summer camouflage (Source: B&S):
For you Basil: Two era photographs of factory-applied camouflaged insignia being worn on camouflaged field caps (source: Wenn alle bruder Schweigen on the first), just a picture picked up along the way on the Internet for the other. Notice both men wearing caps have the factory-applied camouflaged insignia block cut. Also in Bruder is a couple of photos of a man in the Wiking Division riding in a half-track wearing camouflaged insignia. These two photos are also in Mike Beaver's camouflaged book:
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