Description
A Very Rare World War II Relic
This striking brass-silvered Luftwaffe eagle once crowned a ceremonial carillon (Glockenspiel) used by the German Air Force during the Third Reich. Cast in three dimensions with finely detailed wings, piercing eyes, and a mobile swastika clutched in its talons, the eagle served as both a functional mount—its base designed to secure to the chimes—and a bold emblem of Nazi authority.
Introduced in the late 1930s, Luftwaffe carillons were commissioned for parades, official ceremonies, and morale events at air bases and training academies. The eagle motif, drawn from Prussian heraldry but repurposed with the swastika, symbolized aerial dominance and the regime’s propaganda of invincibility. Most were melted down or destroyed after 1945 under Allied denazification orders, making intact examples exceedingly rare.
Condition note: Original silvering shows honest patina; the details remains crisp. A museum-grade piece for serious collectors of Third Reich aviation artifacts.
