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Eagle on grip SA dagger

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Post by sdkfz182 » 12 Jul 2002, 23:04

Hello,

I recently got a SA dagger. As you all can see the eagle on the grip is almost a "cupper" color. Normally at pictures who are circulating at the
WWW the eagle has a silver collor. Is mine this way due to intensive
use, or where they also made with an eagle in this copper color ?

The RZM mark is M7/33 1941.

Many thanks in advance, with kind regards,

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Post by Bret van Sant » 12 Jul 2002, 23:43

sdkfz 182 ,WELCOME TO THE FORUM. YES COPPER EAGLES ARE ALSO FOUND ON SA'S. I HAVE AN EARLY EICKHORN SA THAT HAS A COPPER EAGLE. I'LL POST A PICTURE OF THAT SHORTLY.


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Post by sdkfz182 » 13 Jul 2002, 00:04

Hello Brett,

Thank you for the fast reply. I didn't know they where actually made with copper eagles. I must admit, I did hope so, because the rest of the dagger shows almost no signs of wear. I'm looking forward to your picture.

Thanks and kind regards,

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Post by sdkfz182 » 13 Jul 2002, 00:04

Hello Brett,

Thank you for the fast reply. I didn't know they where actually made with copper eagles. I must admit, I did hope so, because the rest of the dagger shows almost no signs of wear. I'm looking forward to your picture.

Thanks and kind regards,

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Post by Bret van Sant » 13 Jul 2002, 02:52

WELL THAT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE COPPER ON MY EICKHORN IS ON THE SA BUTTON :x I AM SORRY FOR THAT.I SHOULD NOT POST WHILE AT WORK WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING MY STUFF.(MORE HUMBLE PIE TO EAT FOR ME!) BUT I HAVE SEEN THEM ON SA'S.SILVER WASHED WITH COPPER BASE. sdkfz182 I WILL FIND ANOTHER EXAMPLE FOR YOU. AND POST IT. YOUR EAGLE IS CORRECT HOWEVER.

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Post by Bret van Sant » 13 Jul 2002, 03:21

OK ITS TAKEN THREE POSTS TO GET THIS SIMPLE ANSWER ON THE ROAD :roll: I WENT THROUGH A FEW DISCS AT HOME. I CANT TELL YOU WHO GETS CREDIT FOR THIS IMAGE. JUST A SCREEN GRAB AT ONE TIME.
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Post by Bret van Sant » 13 Jul 2002, 03:28

AND SO YOU DONT THINK I STOP AT THE BAR ALOT THE COPPER SA BUTTON
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Post by Benjamin Fanjoy » 13 Jul 2002, 06:21

Are the copper eagle's more rare, I also have one on a old SA, I thought it was a replacement!!

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Post by sdkfz182 » 13 Jul 2002, 13:13

Hello Brett,

Thanks again for the effort and the pictures. My dagger has also that coppper SA sign as you show in your second picture.

Thanks and kind regards,

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Post by sdkfz182 » 13 Jul 2002, 13:14

Hello Brett,

Thanks again for the effort and the pictures. My dagger has also that coppper SA sign as you show in your second picture.

Thanks and kind regards,

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Post by Bret van Sant » 13 Jul 2002, 17:07

I HAVE SEEN BIGGER DEALERS MAKE MENTION OF THE COPPER EAGLE,OR SILVER FROSTED COPPER EAGLES WHEN DESCRIBING SA'S.I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ADD A PREIMUM ONTO THE PRICE FOR THESE OR NOT,MAYBE A FEW DOLLARS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,EAGLES WERE SUPPLIED BY VARIOUS MFGS. TO MAKERS AND IF YOU START LOOKING AT ALOT OF SA'S NOT MANY HAVE COPPER. SAME GOES WITH THE RUNE. ITS TUFF TO IMAGINE BUT AT THE TIME BOXES OF EAGLES,BOXES OF RUNES AND OTHER PARTS WHEN YOU RAN OUT JUST GRAB ANOTHER BOX. I DOUBT THAT MANY WORKERS CARED IF THE EAGLE WAS COPPER OR NICKLE JUST TO FINISH THE GRIP AND FIT IT TO THE CROSSGUARDS.I WILL WATCH FOR OTHER COPPER EAGLES AND START POSTING THEM HERE.

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Post by Benjamin Fanjoy » 14 Jul 2002, 08:33

Thanks for the info Bret

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Post by Doug S » 20 Jul 2002, 20:51

Copper is commonly used as a base metal for silver plated items. Could it be that these eagles are simply ones which have lost their silver plate?

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