Original German WWII 24 Inch Aluminum Railroad Train Eagle by PS - Deutsche Reichsbahn Adler Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Below this is it stamped

Below this is it stamped with serial number 219812

This display gun bears additional markings on various components

The celluloid plastic band stiffener underneath has degraded

The sword bears an old brass plate from early in the 1900s with the following stamped information-

Original German WWII 24 Inch Aluminum Railroad Train Eagle by PS - Deutsche Reichsbahn Adler Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Below this is it stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition totally genuine German World War Two rail road eagle used to attach to the front of locomotives and box cars during the reign of the Third Reich. It measures 23 3 4 inches across and 13 1 4 inches tall which is generally referred to as a 24 inch eagle and a standard size for locomotive eagles. It was captured and brought back by a USGI, and the mounting points on the back were clearly