Luftwaffe Typical Summer eagle..

[Jos Le Conté]

Don't know if I've posted this one before..

It's a late war stamped zink eagle and IMO it's the only original type I've seen that has a extra prong attached to the swas..

Jos.

[Jos Le Conté]

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[norwest78]

Besides the hardware, that's a very interesting-looking bird, Jos. The tail shows exaggerated "scalloping" on the end, whereas most tails are cut very "straight".

--Kevin

[woodeye]

Here a prewar is an eagle in aluminium with polished swastika.

Has searched such an eagle long...

Now he is for a few weeks in my collection.

[woodeye]

the backside

[Jos Le Conté]

It's a KupAl eagle.., thin sheet of metal pressed over aluminum ..

These are pretty nice..

Jos.

[woodeye]

oh thanks for the information jos.

I thought they are only in aluminium because he is so light.

He is from a pilot of the KG "Legion Condor".

[Jos Le Conté]

I think I've the same one... KupAl is Kupfer/Aluminum... here you can see the sheet of metal..

Jos.

[woodeye]

will send tonight sometimes a photo of mine of the side. But they have both big resemblances. With me only the complete wings are polished on top, it looks to you thus as if only the upper part would be polished or does deceive this?

[woodeye]

unfortunately, I do not do it with my camera better.

[ERIC]

Hi Jos,

Judging from the hardware, your eagles look to be from the firms of Wiedmann and FLL - are either maker marked?

ERIC

[Jos Le Conté]

unfortunately, I do not do it with my camera better.

Then maybe it might be your's is totally aluminum..

This maker could've had different types..

Nevertheless a nice eagle.

Jos.

[Jos Le Conté]

Hi Jos,

Judging from the hardware, your eagles look to be from the firms of Wiedmann and FLL - are either maker marked?

ERIC

No, they're not maker marked..

I've 8 different types, I know of maybe 3 types more, but the only maker marked Summer eagles I've seen are Assmann.

Then I've seen a early drooptail marked Steinhauer&L?ck as a logo, but only once and I've seen a similar early one with Juncker mark, but also only once.

If I add up all I've seen there're 10/12 types max. , I guess..

I think the heavy early drooptail eagles are the most wonderful eagles there're.., but that's probably because I'm a Summer eagle fan..

Jos.

[Peter J]

"I think the heavy early drooptail eagles are the most wonderful eagles there're.., but that's probably because I'm a Summer eagle fan.."

I tend to agree and the original price wasn't too bad. It's difficult to see, but it actually reads 2.60

cheers

Peter

[Peter J]

reverse

[Jos Le Conté]

Super eagle, Peter..!

2.60 RM .., hmmm , that's cheap..

I had a 2nd model which read 3.90 at the back, that's quite a bit more...., but then you got life-time quarantee + COA ofcourse.

Jos.

[J Temple-West]

And talking of makers....I'm still trying to find the maker of this eagle. I've only come across two examples of this type...this one being of nickel silver.

[J Temple-West]

And this one with same die/hardware in aluminium, belonging to Bill.

[Jos Le Conté]

We'll never know, I'm afraid..

Jos.

[Jos Le Conté]

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[woodeye]

Here is a better picture of my eagle. However, I really think which concerns it, on this occasion, around a pure aluminium eagle. I can put out no separation between aluminium and another material. Also my eagle has no stamp.

[woodeye]

Here one more is, unfortunately I had not got him, only a few pictures still in my data bank. He is also one of the already known type.

[woodeye]

Jos: you has written, you know 10/12 different types of the summer eagle, does this belong to it vieleicht? I had this Alder sometimes a few years ago, do not hold, indeed, I him for original, therefore, I have also returned him. Or what do you mean?

The material was copper or Tombak, but certainly no aluminium.

[Jos Le Conté]

Yes, it looks like yours is a solid one..

This makes it 1 of 2 patterns of the same maker.

Aluminum is rather soft, KupAl is much tougher, so it might have been used to improve the eagle..?

The last eagle you're showing is a fake/fantasy one..

Jos.

Edited May 5, 2008 by Jos Le Cont

[Jos Le Conté]

Here's another one with crimped-in hinge and catch.

Jos.