Kriegsmarine Breast eagle... opinions please

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

I just received this along with several other TR pieces as a gift. I'd like to confirm if this is an original naval breast eagle and if so if an enlisted or officer... I'm assuming enlisted.

[Hauptmann]

Any help deeply appreciated!

Thanks!

Dan

[Gordon Williamson]

Nice original heavy machine embroidered type predomonantly used by Enlisted Sailors and NCOs. Can be found on the shirt, but mostly on the Pea Jacket.

[Hauptmann]

Hi Gordon,

Many thanks for the confirmation! I haven't had a lot of luck with TR these last few years so it's really great to hear at least some of the pieces I got are original. So far this and the screw back wound badge are good... so just need to hear on the SS cap eagle and the police cap eagle... keeping my fingers tightly crossed!

Thanks again!

Dan

[JoeC]

Just received some KM eagles in a US GI lot; confirmed on warrelics.eu forum.

http://warrelics.eu/forum/heer-luftwaffe-kriegsmarine-uniforms-third-reich/eagles-blue-background-26683/

[Gordon Williamson]

Just received some KM eagles in a US GI lot; confirmed on warrelics.eu forum.

http://warrelics.eu/forum/heer-luftwaffe-kriegsmarine-uniforms-third-reich/eagles-blue-background-26683/

As correctly stated on the other forum, these are genuine Kriegsmarine breast eagles ( for the blue sailors shirt), with an embroidered version of the eagle for the Bordmütze which is slightly more uncommon than the woven version (which would be identical, but smaller, than the strip of breast eagles you have)