the background " beading " on the shield has suffered which could point to deliberate modification, perhaps by heat. the upshot is that one will never know the original scenario of the demise of the symbol.
talking of eagles, I was given some odd bits and bobs which included this bird. is any information known of its use and its period in time. size about 50mm x 50mm. thanking contributor(s) in anticipation
Fellows,
Very interesting find - placing in context the very rare version of Gount Eagle previously discussed.
Found - in the very interesting and surprising place - with provenience and well personalised.
I need to do more research on Lord's Nuffield achievements - as far i know - he was a superior industrialist during ww2.
This Eagle must have had very sentimental value to him - kept for decades in the drawer of his major working desk
Hello Wadowicznic,
William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield GBE CH FRS Born 10 October 1877 Died 22 August 1963, was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered as the founder of the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield Trust and Nuffield College, Oxford. He took his title from the village of Nuffield in Oxfordshire, where he lived.
(Article from Wikipedia)
Painting of Lord Nuffield
Best wishes
Andrzej
It’s a good one. A wz.39 “Alavoine” pattern that I believe was made in Palestine.
Cheers,
Tony
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Thanks A.J, it looks great next to the 'Tobruk' sand cast one ive got
Hi
Congratulations on the find!.
As tony says s - very nice, made in Palestine polish ww2 Eagle - known as "Palestinian 40/41".
Perfectly legitimate to be found in Australia - as there are well documented examples of friendships and "badges swaps" between Australians and Poles while serving in North Africa. This could be one of the ways - it ended up down-under.
Can you please post the casted one? Perhaps new / perhaps known variant!
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