EM SS sleeve eagle

[billmunny]

opinions on this bird--she OK?

[herrgeezer]

Looks fine to me Bill.

[billmunny]

EM SS sleeve eagle

reverse

[Lorenz]

Hi Bill,
I'm sincer, I dont like this type of rzm eagle, I know that this model of eagle is actually judged and sold like original , but personally I dont think that is WW2 era.
I dont like the embroider of this eagle, the thread that seams more silk instead the rajon that was used at the time.
All models of rzm eagles that I know constructed in the midwar/laterwar time have this type (see pictures) of black wool like base to the embroider.
A similar type of cotton cloth in the back side was used I noticed only in the construction of the prewar earlywar rzm hammerhead VT eagles...
The black cloth base used in this type of rzm eagle seams more like the black cloth used sometime for the collar tabs...but it'isnt the same, only similar, I dont like.
BUT This is ONLY my Opinion, exceptions can exist...but if I want buy a rzm eagle I look for the sure textbook exemple....
By Lorenz

[Lorenz]

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[billmunny]

Thanks Lorenz!

very interesting...any others have thoughts?

[willysproject]

Hi,

This eagle was picked up in the Dachau area. I got it from the Vets grandson, who wasn't a collector of these things... Isn't this type the same as posted in the first post?

Kind regards,
Gerd V

[willysproject]

the back

[willysproject]

close up of the backing material

[bwanek1]

very interesting...any others have thoughts?

I have no problem with this eagle whatsoever.

Brad

[Panzer Rob]

Hi guys-

Here's one of my embroidered arm eagles. It was removed from a tunic and is very similar - almost identical - the the top eagle in Lorenz's picture.







Rob

[Luca Ongaro]

Nice authentic eagle billmunny
Luca

[Bob Hritz]

Hello Suhail,

Your eagle is 100% original. It is the type commonly brought back from Dachau and is machine embroiidered on the velveteen material that is used for many volunteer collar tabs, runic tabs, Totenkopf tabs, mountain troop shields and volunteer sleeve shields. I had about 180 of these eagles, from a US 45th Infantry Division vets daughters, and all are long gone.

Bob Hritz

[billmunny]

Thanks guys!

I appreciate the comments...180, Bob?! wow...