Luftwaffe cloth eagle insignia for review

[josephc]

Found at an antique store. Some militaria was repro and some legit. Can you tell me what I bought?
Thanks
Joe

[zwerge]

Looks OK,here`s mine for comparison.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Joe, sorry the eagle is bad.

Look at the reinforced backing cloth. I think you will find the thread used is synthetic.

Cheers, Ade.

[josephc]

[QUOTE=Adrian Stevenson;859648]Hi Joe, sorry the eagle is bad.

Look at the reinforced backing cloth. I think you will find the thread used is synthetic.

Cheers, Ade.[/QUOTE
I checked with a blacklite and it does not glow or accent the threading. Is there anything else I can do to verify?

[Danmark]

I checked with a blacklite and it does not glow or accent the threading. Is there anything else I can do to verify?

I would accept Ade's vast experience Joe ..... he knows his cloth and reinforced backing is not period.
Cheers, Dan

[Adrian Stevenson]

You could try and do a burn test. Original wartime thread will burn away to ash. Modern thread will burn into a hard plastic ball.

Cheers, Ade.

[ww2relichunter]

Eagle does not look good to me i have never seen one like this !!

[josephc]

Thank you for everyone's comments. An area of TR collecting I will need to gain experience in. Joe.

[Tristan]

I vote no, sorry. Not only the backing, but how the Eagle was stitched. I know there are many variations, but this one is a little to "sharp". If you took a chance for $10 don't feel bad. Continue to learn and post in forum!!!!

[Tristan]

Odd that it wouldn't glow though..