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475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44404 02/24/2010 01:23 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Any good? SSman E1.jpg (32.73 KB, 210 downloads)

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44405 02/24/2010 01:23 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha 2. E2.jpg (45.62 KB, 209 downloads)

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44406 02/24/2010 01:24 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Last SSman E3.jpg (50.56 KB, 206 downloads)

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44407 02/24/2010 01:48 AM Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,718 Likes: 2 Philadelphia Larry C Larry C Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,718 Likes: 2 Philadelphia Looks to be a fake, there is no feather detail at all on the reverse inside of eagle. Historical Stewardship is a Trusted Honor that must be kept!

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44408 02/24/2010 02:41 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Thank You for the headsup Siegfried B SSman

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44409 02/24/2010 03:09 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,077 Mid-South, USA Grumpy Grumpy Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,077 Mid-South, USA These were cast, rather than stamped. They have been around for at least several decades. It seems they have been pegged as fakes, but I'm not positive.

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44410 02/24/2010 04:24 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Thanks Grumpy. So there is a possibility it could be an original? SSman

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44411 02/24/2010 12:53 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 C crowbak crowbak C Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 475/42 is an original maker widely faked. Look at how the prongs are attached on this original one - fakes are not attached in this fashion. FF347542 (52.34 KB, 166 downloads)

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44412 02/25/2010 03:28 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Crowback. Is this a picture of an original? If so it looks like the prongs on the one I listed are attached the same way? SSman

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44413 02/25/2010 04:22 AM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 C crowbak crowbak C Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 To my knowledge, it is original. Go to Wehrmachtawards.com and search the Forum for 475/42.

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44414 02/25/2010 11:36 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 938 United States Of America ksfinley ksfinley Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 938 United States Of America 100% original no doubt

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44415 02/25/2010 11:38 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Thanks for the info guys. Sent pics to a dealer and he also said it is a good one. SSman

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44416 02/26/2010 01:30 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,077 Mid-South, USA Grumpy Grumpy Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,077 Mid-South, USA Great news. Congratulations!

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44417 02/26/2010 03:47 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Thanks Grumpy. SSman

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44418 02/28/2010 02:06 AM Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,414 Mt. Olive Experimental Station... M Mann Mann M Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,414 Mt. Olive Experimental Station... ,,nice catch! cheers In Memory of Joe Mann Medal of Honor Recipient July 8, 1922 � September 19, 1944

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44419 03/06/2010 09:32 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha SSman OP OP SSman Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,281 Likes: 2 Omaha Thanks Mann. Just finalized the deal for the eagle today. SSman

Re: 475/42 SS Hat Eagle #44420 03/06/2010 10:09 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 938 United States Of America ksfinley ksfinley Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 938 United States Of America You got it for a fair price