The following eagles are grouped by their distinguishing features.   Note: All the eagles listed here are quite unique and most are lacking in additional material and information. If you know of more details we are missing please Contact Us to help improve the site.  

With the shortage of raw materials as a result of the war most Reichsbahn (and Reichspost) eagles after 1941 were no longer manufactured from metals (Aluminium, Bronze etc). Consequently trains and carriages after this period used Decals or painted on eagles instead. Given the difficulty of preserving or removing such paintings or decals, most were […]

Maker: GPH Availability: Common The GPH eagles have two sets of markers on them. There are two known variations on where these appear – referred to as Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 has the makers mark located on the right wing (from the back). Type 2 has the makers mark located on the […]

D and R lettering Availability: Very Rare (2 known examples) The D and R letters were found on some (but not all) trains with the D positioned to the left of the eagles oak leaf wreath and the R located to the right. These were used from the spring of 1938 (Oder 30 Fen 69 […]

There are a number of different bolt types and markings found on the Reichsbahn eagles. This page will go through the various aspects of the bolts and attachments in more detail: Bolts Bolt stamping Bolt locations Head stamping Swastika stamping Filing marks Lines on body “Original” Marking Mold leakage/Imperfections The example above shows the side […]

Maker: B Availability: Rare The B eagles have two sets of markers on them. The makers mark is located on the body of the eagle mid way down (from the back). A – Body marking 1 These marking were all indented. 1 – Material: AL Mg Si (The composition of the material used to make […]

Maker: V Availability: Very Rare The “V” eagles have two sets of markers on them. The makers mark is located on body or head section of the eagle (from the back). The following two variations exist Type 1 – This style has the makers mark positioned on the neck of the eagle (back), with the […]

Maker: Rhein-Metall Borsig (RMB) AG Availability: Uncommon The RMB eagles have one set of markers on them. The makers mark is on the bottom part of the body – above the swastika and wreath. (from the back).   A – Body markings These marking were all indented. 1 – Makers Mark – Indented two circles combined […]

Maker: WEHAG (Werke der Stadt Halle-AG) Availability: Very Common The WEHAG eagles have one set of markers on them. The makers mark is located on the main body towards the top (from the back). Most of the eagles have a major flaw on the back of them – this can be observed on the reverse […]

Maker: Paul Garthe KG (known simply as Garthe) Availability: Rare (Both the Aluminium and the Bronze versions) The Garthe eagles have two sets of markers on them. The makers mark is located on the main body (from the back). A – Body markings These marking were all indented. 1 – Makers Mark – Garthe.  In the […]