Rail V

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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 material designation below
  • Type 2 – This style has the makers mark positioned lower on the body of the eagle (back), with the material designation above

A – Body markings

These marking were all raised.

1 – Makers Mark – A raised “V” is located either on the reverse of the eagles chest below the upper stud (if there is one) OR on the eagles head above the upper stud (If there is one).

2 – Material: GAl-Mg-Si (The composition of the material used to make the alloy – Aluminium, Magnesium, Silicon). Note the dash between GAl and Mg and Si. This was either above or below the makers mark depending on the type.

B – Body markings

These were all indented.

LOK/Nothing This describes where the eagle was attached to the train.

  • “LOK” (Lokomotiv Reichsbahn Zug – Locomotive National train) – the engine
  • Nothing – If the eagle is a “WAGEN” – Attached to the Wagon/Passenger compartments there will be no designation on this part of the eagle.

RZA – Reichsbahn-Zentralamt organisation – The RDB department that issued order about eagles and supplied the molding jigs. Note the purpose and meaning of the number after the RZA text is not currently known.

BLN (sometimes BERL) – stands for Berlin (The location of the RZA). Munich also had a RZA however no known examples exist on eagles.

 

Known sizes

The following sizes are known:

 

Studs

The following sizes had 4 studs:

4 Bolts Type 1

 

 

 

 

 

The following sizes had 3 studs:

3 Bolts type 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following combinations have been observed:

Points of note

  • There are very few examples of this makers eagle.
  • It is possible this is the same maker as the Reichspost maker V eagles
  • The maker name cannot be verified and remains a “best guess” at this stage.
  • There are two types distinguished by the makers mark location
  • An example has a “6” marked on the top of the bolt – refer here

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Reproductions:

No reproductions of this maker are known.