early SS-VT eagle on black wool

[Monarch 10EE]

While I have you eagle guys looking, what can you tell me about my eagle?
Pictures are in direct sunlight and indirect light.
Thanks

[chahler]

Original

[TK GUY]

Eagle

Hi Monarch,

The eagle you posted is original, but a later in the war version. Note how thick/padded the chest feathers and under feathers are on the early version posted by William.

Paul

[all1knew]

While I have you eagle guys looking, what can you tell me about my eagle?
Pictures are in direct sunlight and indirect light.
Thanks

good one for me!

William Kramer

[Monarch 10EE]

Thanks again for all the vast knowledge here.

[phild]

would you consider this eagle which I am now posting to be early SS-VT like the one at the top of the thread or just a RZM "Dachau" variant?

William Kramer

The same pattern as that called the “Dachau Pattern” by some collectors was in fact made before and all through the war, so not just later war. A lot of the insignia found and taken from Dachau was early war and some pre war. With a few exceptions of some categories of insignia, I would say most of the insignia taken there was from 1943 back to pre war