Luftwaffe Schirmutze eagle..looks too nice!

[Combat Boots]

Hello,

Could you please take a look at this eagle and give me your thoughts. Seems too nice to be legit.

[BOB COLEMAN]

good detail. I think a well preserved period original piece.

[Combat Boots]

Thank you Bob, I was also curious about the thinness of the leg holding the swaz. Could this just be the design of this manufacturer?

[KEVIN23]

Hi, I have seen many of these broken off at that spot. I must agree, looks very nice. Be careful though, the pins, and as I said, swastika, seem to be subject to damage. For some reason the luftwaffe eagles are just more "delicate" Nice bird!!

[Combat Boots]

Thanks for the reply's! Even a blind squirrel gets a nut.....

[Neil Hever]

A good way to display is in a box with the very soft foam insert. You don't have to bend the pins. They make them deep enough to accommodate an insignia like the LW Adler. I used a box display for a Krim shield and other awards. The Krim shield pins are straight out - not bent. I can take it out and examine the backing and obverse. It is easy to put the pins in the foam insert without bending or breaking. Photo shows the grouping. NH

[harryamb2]

that's a very nice bird.

[Sarge]

Yes and undoubtedly original!
Sarge