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    French Napoleonic Eagles for Giberne or Shako? Help


    erikscollectables

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    I have recently found these two eagles.

    Both are about 7 cm high and wide.

    I do not collect French so I am trying to find out what these are.

    The one on the left is silver and has a hallmark on the left bottom.

    The main questions are:

    Are these indeed from the Napoleonic period

    Are these meant for a shako or a giberne?

    Are they for specific units? (with googeling I found similair ones linked to the young guard?)

    Regards, Erik

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    I wouldn't expect the plain , casted one to be used on uniform parts.

    I know to little about them, to say what they are, but I can say that many where made in later periods for "reenactments " during different periodes; many processions of religious or other characters were held on a annual base all over Belgium and many Napoleonic uniforms appeared in them.

    I am a button collector and now of many different patern's of "imperial guard " buttons, made for that purpose.

    cheers

    |<ris

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