SS eagle - your opinions please

[luftwaffenkopf]

is it original and what is it worth? seller says there is what looks like a number 42 on the back... thank you

[Ian Hulley]

Sorry (as I said on the other post) this isn't an original.

Ian

[luftwaffenkopf]

Sorry (as I said on the other post) this isn't an original.

Ian

thanks Ian. what makes it a fake? i'd like to learn so i won't have to ask everytime

[Dr. Strangelove]

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Using the Forum Search function will allow you to do research and study tons of Eagles.

[luftwaffenkopf]

Using the Forum Search function will allow you to do research and study tons of Eagles.

believe me i've tried that and couldn't find any one that looks like this one. i searched the bad numbers and the good ones ending in 42...

[juoneen]

Those wires look like they were taken from a common paperclip then soldered to the eagle.

[luftwaffenkopf]

Those wires look like they were taken from a common paperclip then soldered to the eagle.

does that mean the whole piece is bad then?

[RobertE]

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[Ian Hulley]

His Father was robbed, unless of course he bought it for £1 ... I bought quite a few reproductions from London in the 70's for a £1 and they've been in my family since (somewhere )

Ian

[Arran]

believe me i've tried that and couldn't find any one that looks like this one. i searched the bad numbers and the good ones ending in 42...

If you look at all of the ones deemed original, they all have a certain "feel" and quality of detail. Same goes for the copies. After a while, you'll be able to tell good from bad even without other references. There are few exceptions. Add to this that the range of original variations is quite small compared to some badges (Heer cap eagles, for example), and with a bit of study you can quite easily memorize all of their characteristics...