I’m sorry, but like Tony I think you'd do it worse than better. Soldering was the correct way to fix it and your repair doesn't look bad in my eyes. The heat would surely destroy the beautiful patina of the eagle.Well, the wappen in question IS a piece of junk! So brittle that someone I showed it to dropped it and it broke into three pieces. I have it back together as a 'cabinet' example but wondered if it could be repaired properly, after annealing.