Looks like a white metal so I guess a copy. Damn!
Both Knedler and Malina stamped them in brass and silver plated. Malina was Knedler's subcontractor. Knedler made eagle hat badges in solid silver too. If you come across a solid silver hat badge look for the Polish interwar silver hallmark and the [IK] maker mark.
The silver hallmark needs to have the W on the right side of the female's left profile to indicate the badge was hallmarked in the Warsaw Assay Office.
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OMG am I this bad? His side cap is at Muzeum Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw. I also encourage everyone to visit a site dedicated to gen. Leopold Okulicki.
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Perhaps this post will open up further discussions re (so I think) a very interesting subject.
I have just received the pictures attached from the Friend in Poland - as he noticed that the Forum has been "poor on the subject of Polish POWs Eagles".
Constructive and needed feedback!
Interesting example(s) of POW Eagle - I understand that Eagle originates form the POW camp in Denmark 1944-45.
I hope that in 2014 - I have an opportunity to look up sources / documentation at Sikorski or SPP in London re POW camps - perhaps such review will lead to some more discoveries re Polish POW Eagles.
In the meantime - please post pictures of POW Eagles - it would be great to inventories some "variants"
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