I will get a photo of it this evening
Nick
I will get a photo of it this evening
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Here you go Sid
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
looks similar..
It looks indeed similar, only that the one on the book is somewhat "fatter", or is It the picture?
I still think that this can't be Original to my eyes.
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Thanks Nick.
+1 ook the eye and the beak.(enlarge the picture please)
Here is my Belgian tunic removed sleeve eagle.
I think Mark's comments in the book are about the eagle on the LEFT of that page .
The eagle on the right , and the one that started this thread , are reproductions for sure . I must admit the layout of that page is not very clear .
Below another picture of that leftside eagle ( Belgian or not ) that IMHO is original - please compare e.g. the feet to the weird " spikes " on the repro .
The other original ( 1x German , 2x Belgian ) eagles thrown into this thread are of a totally different design ..
I agree that the eagle that started this thread is a dud.
I also agree that the eagle posted by Winkelman is original but in the book both of the eagles appear on a page which is headed "Bevo- like eagles of disputed originality" which to me means that the writer is unsure about these eagles because he has never been able to obtain one direct from a vet.
As the premise of the book (to me) was to show the insignia together with background info from the soldiers' who captured them and because the writer has not been able to substantiate this from such a source, he, (M.Bando) has listed them as basically "not proven".
I do not have a problem with the fact that he has done this on the basis that he has obviously tried to substantiate the insignia that is in the book and has provided "Fake Alert" notices too, to assist.
Thanks for clearing that up guys It makes sense
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Hi guys! You all seem rather in the know on these items!
I have posted this eagle before but I still have my doubts.
The thread is not twisted on the back. The beak seems deformed.
Anyways comments are appreciated.
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