Luft. Enlisted Breast Eagle - Colour?

[TobyR]

Hi Everybody,

I'm sorting through some cloth at the moment, and came across this breast eagle. Maybe there is no question in my question but the blue backing colour has thrown me. Does this shade of blue signify anything or is it just a standard enlisted eagle?

Thanks for your time.
All the best,
Toby.

[Jos L C]

Hi,
Can you post the back ?
Looks like a strange eagle to me,wing feathers are uneven etc.
But first let's view the back...

Jos.

[John Hodgin]

Hi Toby,

Hope this finds you well, and thanks for the mail

Jos says that he thinks your eagle is "strange." Though Jos is strange too I must agree with him, and it's not the backing color that makes me say this. Please study the 'Luftwaffe Breast Eagles' thread and compare the birds posted there to yours, and not just the general shape, but the wing feathers as Jos suggested, and also the tail feathers, and the swas..

Best,
John

[TobyR]

Jos,

Thanks for replying. I see what you mean about the wing feathers. Here's a photo of the reverse.

Cheers,
Toby.

[TobyR]

John,

Good to hear from you. I agree with both yourself and Jos that it does somewhat strange (I shall look for that eagle post in a moment). But what do you make of the backing cloth (mesh)? Is this sort of mesh suspect?

All the best,
Toby.

[John Hodgin]

Hi Toby,

Some eagles are backed with a type of 'mesh' but I've never seen any that looked like this. When time permits I'll look for some with mesh to post.

Best,
John

[kurland45]

Hi Toby it looks like a UK made copy i saw a few of these a few years back around the shows
Dave

[Dave Suter]

Appears to be a fake. Wrong color, wrong backing material, and the swastika doesn't look properly formed.

[TobyR]

Thanks Everyone,

Another mystery put to rest.

All the best,
Toby.

[Willi Z.]

I agree that this is a bad eagle.

Willi