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05-01-2023 09:22 AM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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Sorry just realised that I posted this on the wrong section by accident, could it be move please. Thank you
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I cannot testify to originality (though I suspect it is), but I think this may be a Reichsbahn Adler.
The eagle itself seems too pale in colour for a Kriegsmarine insigne; a much bolder, golden-yellow.
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Many thanks that's interesting. You may well be right about it being Reichsbahn. It would be nice if it was a genuine insignia. I've read somewhere that this weave pattern was from a different type of machine but wasn't used to make badges during the third Reich although it was a contemporary machine?
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I am at work right now and do not have my reference materials with me, but maybe someone here who has the 3-volume set of the Kriegsmarine Uniforms and Insignia books by Jack Angolia they can look and confirm the insignia, otherwise I won't be able to check until later this evening. I'm not saying this example would be in the book, just thinking of source material where you may find it or a similar type.
Smitty
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It could well be a locally produced item - it makes sense to make use of all that industrial potential, when you’ve nicked a whole country! - though I shall have to defer to those with far more experience in this field (looking forward to finding out). It’s certainly a good looking badge.
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Many thanks, it is a nice looking badge and came with a kriegsmarine BEVO woven bordmutze cap badge which seems to check out, although this could be Reichsbahn as suggested. I've looked in a variety of reference books but can't find anything with this reverse weave pattern. It would be interesting to find out if this type is legit.
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I've just looked at some Reichsbahn eagles and they seem to be facing the other way, not sure if they always faced to the left?
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I'm presuming that this is a 44 pattern as well?
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