charlie whall

Sorry....bullion eagle stitched to officers visor cap.

Does anyone have good close up shots of how the cloth eagle was stiched onto the cap?

Thanks for that but did the officer visor caps with white piping only have a cloth insignia or metal too? I notice the NCO caps with yellow piping have metal eagles. If I sound like a total amatuer at this, its because I am lol!! Thankyou for you patience and understanding!

Its the rather ugly nose of an Avro Shackleton!

I notice that the officer summer version of the Shirmutze has an aluminium eagle, did the regular cap only have a cloth eagle or would they have also sported the aluminium version?

A wonderful example Bob! Where do you get these immaculate peices from? I am equally stunned by the quality of your officer's caps-and great displays!!! :love:

Hi folks, I just joined tonight and must say there are some incredibly impressive peices here-especially Bob Lyons' collection, just amazing! I am looking to buy an original visor cap metal eagle (early) and am really having trouble finding one. Would anyone on these forums be able to sell or direct me in the direction of a seller? I live in Cambridge UK. And a couple of questions: At what point did the eagle change from the drooped version to the later 'swoop' tail version? Also, I notice the white top summer visor caps had the metal eagle, did the regular Officer caps only have the cloth insignia or sometimes metal? Is there a definative reference to Lutwaffe caps anywhere? Sorry for all the questions, I am looking to start my own collection soon! Many thanks for any help!