A German Second World War Luftwaffe Schellenbaum Banner Top.

One of the very impressive banner tops of the Third Reich era is the banner top for the Luftwaffe marching band known at the Schellenbaum. This very tall composition of many pieces including a unit flag surmounted by this Luftwaffe eagle, the wing span of the eagle is 640mm, this is the 1st model banner top with the droop tailed eagle in the most superb condition. A lot of the original silvering within the lower field of the wings, to the exterior of the wings it has toned to a blued finish overall, the eagle sits upon a large swastika that is half surrounded by a wreath. For transportation ease the eagle is removable from the swastika and is held in place to the swastika by a short grub screw. This has been mounted for display on a non-contemporary wood base, on the upper talon of the eagle the talon is designed with a pre prepared hole through the talon for the attachment of a small loop and ring for the fitting of the small Schellenbaum flag, which are highly desired items in their own right. There is no damage anywhere on this item, extremely good condition £4,000-£5,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of German Militaria.

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