Reichsbahn Adler-Railway Eagle APAG 24"

[militariacoll]

From an old collection. Any thoughts? Is this an original or one of the 1970's repros? And if authentic, weren't these smaller eagles used on Trolley Cars?

[raz]

To me it is not original . Looks like someone drilled and taped the eagle and put in studs . Spray a little black paint around each one and you have threaded studs ( just like originals ) . The front is to rough for a good Third Reich eagle if you ask me . Not a trolly eagle .

[mike41]

To me it is not original . Looks like someone drilled and taped the eagle and put in studs . Spray a little black paint around each one and you have threaded studs ( just like originals ) . The front is to rough for a good Third Reich eagle if you ask me . Not a trolly eagle .

I agree IMHO it is a poorly done sand re-cast due to the casting flaws to the obverse and the soft details of the reverse. Someone tapped (threaded ) the mounting studs which was a nice touch but if you compare it to the apag eagles in Mr.Saris Reichbahn Eagles book you can see the problem with this one.

[Anderson]

Agree also. Rough poorly defined detail in this casting, no sharp details around the claws and elsewhere.