missing eagle

myky · 09-01-2011, 11:47 AM

Guys...... I know we all have other accents to our German collections besides Lugers and am hoping that I can get a lead on a missing eagle, the top of a large eagle/swastika stand pictured below. I have had this for some time hoping the top half would show up. I am posting this scan on German militaria sites and crossing my fingers.........

God bless ! myky@ctesc.net / 830 644 2702 / 210 471 9039

lugerholsterrepair · 09-01-2011, 02:19 PM

Mike, I bet that is some gorgeous Eagle! Got to be out there somewhere? Do you know what the whole sculpture looked like?

myky · 09-01-2011, 05:28 PM

Hi Jerry......... yeah, I'm hoping it's out there....... but I have no idea what the eagle looks like, wether it's a straight wing or droop wing......... I've been looking through all the period photos and have never seen anything like it. I have the history on the sculptor but that's it....... : (

God bless ! Mike

alanint · 09-01-2011, 07:46 PM

I'm guessing straight wing from the position of the claws. Swept or droop winged eagles tended to have their claws grasping different arms of the Swastika, (i.e. Luftwaffe) and had a more action oriented pose. These claws denote an Eagle at rest, somewhat like the SS cap device.

myky · 09-02-2011, 07:49 AM

Hey thanks for the idea...... Whatever it is I'd sure like to find it.

God bless......... Mike

MikeP · 09-04-2011, 03:33 AM

Betting it was melted and reincarnated as a volkswagon or pots and pans long ago.

09-01-2011, 11:47 AM	#1
myky User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 178 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	missing eagle Guys...... I know we all have other accents to our German collections besides Lugers and am hoping that I can get a lead on a missing eagle, the top of a large eagle/swastika stand pictured below. I have had this for some time hoping the top half would show up. I am posting this scan on German militaria sites and crossing my fingers......... God bless ! myky@ctesc.net / 830 644 2702 / 210 471 9039 Attached Thumbnails __________________ myky

09-01-2011, 02:19 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,132 Times in 1,439 Posts	Mike, I bet that is some gorgeous Eagle! Got to be out there somewhere? Do you know what the whole sculpture looked like? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

09-01-2011, 05:28 PM	#3
myky User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 178 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Hi Jerry......... yeah, I'm hoping it's out there....... but I have no idea what the eagle looks like, wether it's a straight wing or droop wing......... I've been looking through all the period photos and have never seen anything like it. I have the history on the sculptor but that's it....... : ( God bless ! Mike __________________ myky

09-02-2011, 07:49 AM	#5
myky User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 178 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Hey thanks for the idea...... Whatever it is I'd sure like to find it. God bless......... Mike __________________ myky

09-01-2011, 07:46 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I'm guessing straight wing from the position of the claws. Swept or droop winged eagles tended to have their claws grasping different arms of the Swastika, (i.e. Luftwaffe) and had a more action oriented pose. These claws denote an Eagle at rest, somewhat like the SS cap device.

09-04-2011, 03:33 AM	#6
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Betting it was melted and reincarnated as a volkswagon or pots and pans long ago.