OUTSTANDING Exceedingly Rare Original WWII German LARGE 24″ Rail Road Eagle Removed From A Train Car By A U.S. Veteran Certified

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Original WWII German Rail Road Eagle  Removed From A Train Car By A U.S. Veteran Certified. This 24-inch Railway Eagle has a beautiful shiny patina and unlike many of the 600mm (24 inch) eagles, this one has been used and still has three of the original bolts that were used to bolt the eagle to the train. This is marked on the reverse. – Gal-Mg-Si is an indication of the aluminum allow that was used (Gal=Galvanized Aluminum, Mg=Magnesium, Si=Silicon). The top of the eagles head and wings have typical hand tooling marks. This is a used example or a rare maker in great condition with the often missing studs. This railroad sign is extremely rare and an alloy metal painted black with raised brushed metal lettering which says “Deutsche Reichsbahn”. It is jut over 23.5 inches long and 3.2 inches high. Train eagles were ordered to be removed in 1945 by the Allies to “de-nazify” them  This is a “one looker” as we say! Some wear from use otherwise in good condition with minor storage wear (see photos).  Rare! A rare U.S. Veteran bring back.  100% guaranteed to be authentic.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Please see our other items on our web site.  DON’T MISS THIS! One of the truly desirable Third Reich Artifacts!  Get this nice one while you can the prices on this keep soaring! It’s been a while since we had a rail eagle!