Luftwaffe Breast Eagle, Pinback Aluminum(G)
Price: $200
BUY / RESERVE THIS ITEMDescription: Hoheitsabzeichen; silver washed, injection molded, solid backed, aluminum alloy construction, second pattern, (Circa 1938-1945), Luftwaffe breast eagle clutching a canted, swastika in its talons. The eagle shows nice detailing and has a wingspan of roughly, 85mm from wing tip to wing tip. The solid reverse has an integral hinge, a thin round horizontal pin and catch with a circular base plate all intact. Marked with an “A” for Assmann. Nice!
Reference:Officers ranks generally utilized hand embroidered breast eagles as opposed to the machine embroidered breast eagles as utilized by EM/NCO ranks. Officers’ ranks were permitted optional wear of a white summer uniform between April and September annually and generally the insignia worn on these uniforms was removable for ease of cleaning. As a result a removable metal breast eagle was manufactured exclusively for wear on the white summer tunic and were originally constructed of brass or tombac until 1938 when aluminum and assorted alloys were utilized. Of Note: Officers holding ranks of Generalmajor to Generalfeldmarschall and Reichsmarschall Göring utilized gold colored accoutrements including breast eagles as opposed to the silver version sworn by all other ranks.
