Availability: Uncommon Maker: Otto Gahr Height: 50cm Material: Nickel, silver & gold plated brass Description: These pole-tops are known as the M23 style and were personally designed by Hitler and it is believed that up to 300-400 of these were made by the Otto Gahr company. The Deutschland Erwache pole tops have a large eagle on […]
Pole tops
Erwache pole top 1 (M35)
Availability: Uncommon Maker: Otto Gahr (marked ‘Gahr Munchen 1935’) Height: 29cm Material: Nickel, silver & gold plated brass Description: Otto Gahr died in 1932 leaving Frau Karolina Gahr to produce the new Paul Casberg designed Reiterstandarten in 1935, thus explaining the reason the M35 Pole Top bore the name Gahr Munchen instead of the earlier […]
NSKK pole top 1
Availability: Uncommon Maker: Material: Pole top style – Aluminum, Car radiator/ Car pennant style -Nickel plated brass History: Pictures:
Car Pennant 1
Availability: Uncommon Maker: Marked RZM D.R.G.M. Material: Nickel Plated Brass (approx 3″ by 3″) History: Note: There is a car grill eagle of the same style, refer to Car grill eagle 1 There is a car hood of the same style, refer to Car Hood Type 1 There is a glockenspiel top of the […]
Heer pole topper
Availability: Common Maker: Material: Aluminum History: Pictures: Period Pics:
HJ Pole Topper
Availability: Rare Maker: Material: Aluminum History: Pictures: Fake example: Period pics/Catalogs:
NSRL pole top
Availability: Common Maker: Various Material: Aluminum/ Nickel plated brass History: Pictures:
Musical Toppers
1/ Glockenspiel Eagles: These eagles adorned the top of the musical instrument known as a ‘Glockenspiel’ which was a percussive instrument similar to a xylophone with metal tune keys. During military marches, the instrument was used in an upright position while being carried and played. These pieces often had original colored horsehair tassels hanging from […]
Car Hood Type 1
Availability: Uncommon Maker: Material: Nickel Plated Brass History: An example of one of a handful of car radiator hood ornamental eagles and car pennant pole toppers. Note: There is a car grill eagle of the same style, refer to Car grill eagle 1 There is a pennant of the same style, refer to Car […]
Type3 pole topper
Availability: Otto Gahr: Very Rare (<5 examples known) MXXX: Common Makers There are multiple makers of this pole-top, although the styles vary: Otto Gahr (Mention diff markings) MXXXX Gold Veterans version Photos: Photos: Otto Gahr Gold Veterans version: Period Pics: