Nazi pennant flag One sided

maryk · 11-03-2013, 05:39 AM

Hi,
Trying to get info on this flag. The story with the flag is that it came from a plane shot down over the UK. Googling I can find pennant flags (for automobiles) but they are two sided whereas this is one sided. Hoping someone might know this flag and if it would have come from a German plane or where it would have been used. 10" long, the swastika is printed on.
Thanks for any information.
Mary

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-03-2013 05:39 AM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-03-2013, 10:11 AM

Hi Mary, welcome to the forum!

I would certainly discount that story. The pennant iteself looks good from what I can see here. The eagle might be from a Kriegsmarine cap, better close up pics would confirm.

Cheers, Ade.

**DrPMC** · 11-03-2013, 11:09 AM

Hello Mary, welcome to the forum.

Given that the pennant is one-sided and printed, I wondered whether it might have originally been part of a strip of decorative bunting?

Regards,

Philip

**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-03-2013, 11:13 AM

That was my thinking too Philip.

**Jerry B** · 11-03-2013, 11:25 AM

And mine, bunting is most likely.

**CARL** · 11-03-2013, 11:27 AM

My first thought was also bunting, especially given the presence of the strip of material along the edge. A car pennant would typically be found without such material, with fastening clips present to attach it to the rod on the car.

**matty01** · 11-03-2013, 02:13 PM

Usually the strip that runs along the top of bunting to join the flags is white and nicely done?

maryk · 11-03-2013, 07:04 PM

Good Morning,
Thank-you all very much for taking the time to read my post and respond! Glad I found this forum, lots of information here.
Mary

**DrPMC** · 11-03-2013, 08:02 PM

by mattty01

Usually the strip that runs along the top of bunting to join the flags is white and nicely done?

Matty01's pennant also differs in that it apparently isn't hemmed down the sides like the first example. However, there must have been many, many different producers of this bunting across Germany, which would account for differences in specification. Given the Nazis' love of spectacle, there must have been hundreds of miles of this bunting turned out.

Philip