A stamped eagle device that originally came off a Third Reich SS gorget, an example of the officer/NCO breast-worn dress accessory used by the SS. The eagle is depicted in the standard mobile-swastika form typical of German military and paramilitary insignia of the period. This example is a rare survivor of what was itself an uncommon piece of SS equipment.

Gorgets bearing the eagle-and-swastika device were worn suspended from a chain at the neck by designated servicemen in Nazi Germany, most commonly associated with military police units (Feldgendarmerie) and ceremonial or duty personnel, signifying an official policing or standard-bearing function while on duty. Within the SS, such gorgets were issued to specific formations for identification purposes, marking the wearer's authority to control troop movements, check papers, or perform parade and ceremonial duties. The mobile swastika eagle, adopted as the state emblem from 1935, appeared across military, paramilitary and party insignia of the Third Reich as a symbol of national authority.