Cardboard eagles were a cheap and easy way to produce eagles that are light and highly stylized. These eagles ranged from small to extremely large and were used in a variety of scenarios. They are often painted silver and from a distance are hard to distinguish from a high quality metal eagle.
Given their method of manufacture and their material, many examples are damaged or destroyed. Many are maker marked on the back with a “RZM” stamp (see photos below for examples)
- Wingspan of 66.5cm
Note: There is a very similar style made of bronze – more details here
Some are marked M3/74 (RZM details). This style came in various sizes:
- Wingspan of 16 inches and nine inches tall. There are two holes on the wings for mounting this to a podium.
- Wingspan of 21″ and 12.5″ tall. No pre-drilled holes (refer to the signed version below)
- Wingspan of 39” (98 cm), and 23.5” (60 cm) tall. This style is made of three separate sections of pressed paper held together by a simple bracket system on the reverse of the eagle. Pre-drilled holes can be observed on each of the wings.
- Wingspan of 110cm x 75cm tall.
- Wingspan of 56cm (22″) tall.
3 piece construction. Paper eagle, used to decorate the podiums, during speeches or demonstrations. RZM Marked.
- First 2 pics: Size: Approx 12″ wide x 16″ high, remainder: 70cm x 50cm
Click on the image for more details on this eagle
Signed version (Signed on the reverse side by members of Co. C 14th Bank Battalion):
