U Boat Deck Eagle
as ever in my pursuit of exotica this eagle came up on auction on flabby and I just had to have it…..
Yes I bought the story rather than the item because apart from the 1990s auction catalogue blurb there is absolutely no evidence to where this bird came from.
The auction blurb went something like: taken from a U boat off Torquay. Damaged by gunfire etc.
The seller put down the weight as 20Kg which I thought for a hunk of bronze it would be worth a bid either way.
It turns out to be 5Kg.
It has a wingspan of 24 inches.
So to the pictures:
Quite an impressive looking bird I think
The gunfire damage:
So looking at the eagle and in particular the legs it looks to me as though this was originally perched on to something.
This for me is not a story killer as some time ago I picked up a denazified Luftwaffe eagle which again was supposed to have come out of a u boat. (http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/art-de…ght=boat+eagle)
The wings have two threaded holes that would have been used to mount it directly to a backplate.
All I need to corroborate the story is a u boat vet who has a picture of it inside the boat!
Any thoughts or opinions welcomed
Cheers
Doug
