Maker: Unknown – ELLOK Markings This eagle has the “ELLOK 720” marking on the right wing and was used on electric engines (“Elektrische Lokomotive “). The material designation “GAL-Mg-Si” is on the left wing. There is no markings on the body and no RZA or BLN designations. There is no visible makers mark. the size […]
Railway Eagles
Unknown Makers
This page will keep track of eagles where there is no makers mark. Unknown maker – 5 studs Unknown maker – “Original” Unknown maker – 5 studs This eagle has 5 unthreaded studs (unknown why 3 on the swastika) and no markers mark. It appears to be a 600mm (24″). The bolt configuration for both […]
Rail MF-MP
Maker: “MF” (or “MP”). Availability: Rare These letters were located on the left wing. They appeared as a M with an F joined together on the right hand side. Both these letters are encased in a circle. To the left of the makers mark is the material designation – GAL-Mg-Si in a circular style. The […]
Rail ERNO
Maker: “ERNO”. Availability: Rare This maker has the letters “ERNO” encased in a rectangle located above the top left hand of the swastika (on the back). The known examples are 900mm (35″). Very few examples of this maker are found and little is known of them. On the body of the known examples there is […]
Rail PF
Maker: PF Availability: Rare – two types available as below Type 1 – standard Type 2 – 720 & 16493 marking “PF”. Type 1 These letters were indented and were found on the right hand side of the swastika (reverse of eagle) – refer to the 1st picture below. Positioned above this mark is also […]
Rail GJ-JG
Maker: GJ or JG Availability: Rare 27″/28″: The maker is unknown. Of the three examples below, one is size is 680mm (27″) and the other two are 720mm (28″) These letter markings were found in three variations: indented and combined, found on the left hand side of the swastika (reverse of eagle). Positioned above this […]
APAG Examples
Examples of APAG eagles: Example below: Size: Height. 347 x Width. 630 x 18 mm, Weight: 1,170 gr.
Period Reichsbahn Photos 3
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 An example of a Third Reich Recichsbahn train that has crashed. Not the eagle on the cabin.
RB Plaques
For Reichsbahn plaque awards, there is a number of different styles (and eagles) that are shown on the plaques. They were generally given as awards for 25 or 40 years of service although other occasions have been found to be celebrated with this award also. It appears some of the awards were used both before […]
Repro Reichsbahn
There are a significant amount of non-original Reichsbahn eagles available on the market. This page will highlight some of the attributes found in originals and show some examples of reproductions. It will not be a complete list, nor a complete set of examples as there are so many available. The most commonly reproduced eagle makers […]