Availability: Common
The 24″ (600mm) eagle is the most common Reichsbahn eagle in collections today. It adorned the many trains of the Third Reich and many were taken by allied veterans during and after the war as souvenirs. In the collector community this is the only size eagle that can be found with the bolts unthreaded.
The 600mm (24″) eagles were designed for use on train engines, although this was not strictly adhered to.
Known materials:
- GAL Mg Si (The composition of the material used to make the alloy – Aluminium, Magnesium, Silicon)
- AL Mg Si (The composition of the material used to make the alloy – Aluminium, Magnesium, Silicon). Note no “G” before the AL (“Guss”) (B)
- GAL Mg (Hy) (The composition of the material used to make the alloy – Aluminium, Magnesium, (Hydronalium). (Rhein-Metall Borsig)
Known Makers:
Bolt locations:
These eagles came with the following bolt configuration:
