Metal Skull & Eagle

[Christopher G.]

Hello,

I was wondering what you guys thought about these two? If they are original late war examples or just plain old garbage?

Regards,
Chris G.

[Christopher G.]

Skull...nose looks odd to me...

[SScollector]

Garbage, sorry!

Chris

[Christopher G.]

Thank you very much for the prompt reply and the expertise! Much appreciated!

The eagle looked like an Assmann but looked odd to me...

Regards,
Chris G.

[Ian Hulley]

Sorry, nothing good as Chris says.

Ian

[SScollector]

This eagle is a casting of the "E.S. P.F." style eagle, but with Assmann style prongs.
The skull is a casting of the Overhoff pattern, also with nail prongs.
Both have been sold as fakes numerous times on the estand. I bought a pair myself for reference. These eagles and skulls can be found with Deschler style prongs and discs and can also be marked either "E.S. P.F.", or "M1/24". They are usually very heavy.

Hope this helps.

Chris

[SScollector]

Here is an original E.S. P.F. eagle for your notes. These CupAl eagles are extremely rare.

Chris

[SScollector]

Also, I probably should clarify that the repro eagle is cast from the E.S. P.F. design, but probably not directly cast using an original. I believe that whoever made these fake dies, cut new dies for the castings, as there are major differences as well as similarities.

Chris