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36 STAR CIVIL WAR FLAG GUIDON

Authentic antique 36 Star Flag guidon with museum framing and UV acrylic. Made of a linen cotton fabric. The stars and stripes are printed/stenciled on to the flag on both sides. You can see on the hoist that it was originally attached to a staff.  Guidons are used by the Army calvary for a Company or a platoon sized unit would use. Guidons according to US Army standards can be rectangular or cut to a swallow-tail shape as is this one. The significance to the guidon is that it is the unit that the commanding officer is in. Antique Guidons like this one are fairly rare. It does have some condition issues as it is faded and has turned a brownish in some area. There is also very slight freying. This would make a nice addition to any collectors Civil War display or collection.

36 STAR FLAG INFORMATION