1880'S 1ST INFANTRY L COMPANY GUIDON FLAG

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THE ITEM WE ARE PRESENTING TODAY IS TRULY A RARE AND ONCE IN A LIFETIME FIND. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND SEVERAL MILITARY DEALERS LATER WE CAN, WITH AS MUCH CONFIDENCE AS POSSIBLE, PRESENT WHAT WE FEEL IS AN AUTHENTIC 1880'S- POSSIBLY 1883 - 1ST INFANTRY L COMPANY, GUIDON FLAG. AS WE START AT THE TOP WITH THE FINIAL (SPEARHEAD, THE ONLY DEVICE USED WITH ARMY FLAGS), THE COLOR IS GOLD WHICH IS ERA-CORRECT VS CHROME OF TODAY. THE FLAGSTAFF IS THE CORRECT HEIGHT OF 8 FEET AS IS THE BLACK COLOR OF THE STAFF VS NATURAL WOOD COLOR OF CONTEMPORARY STAFFS. THE FLAGSTAFF IS JOINED WITH A GOLD-COLORED SLEEVE(IT IS NOT SCREWED TOGETHER). FOR THE FLAG ITSELF, IT IS 20 INCHES HOIST BY 27 INCHES FLY WITH A SWALLOW TAIL. THE NUMBER AND LETTER ARE 4 INCHES HIGH. THE FRINGE INDICATES A PARADE GUIDON OR USED AT THE FORT AND NOT TAKEN INTO BATTLE. THE COLOR IS NATIONAL FLAG BLUE WITH OLD STYLE CROSSED MUSKETS. THE INSIDE OF THE NUMBER AND , LETTER AND MUSKETS IS A FADED WHITE TO CREAM COLOR WITH GOLD TRIM (INFANTRY COLORS). THE FLAG IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR ITS AGE, BUT HAS NOT ESCAPED TIME AND WEAR. ON THE INSIDE OF THE MUSKETS, T ARE FINE SLITS WITHIN THE CLOTH FROM THE ROLLING AND UNROLLING, WIND, WEATHER, ETC. THE MATERIAL OF THE FLAG WE BELIEVE TO BE SILK MATERIAL. T ARE SEVERAL SMALL HOLES THROUGHOUT. IN TODAY'S WORLD OF REPRODUCTIONS, AS read more

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