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[burgerhaus]

Guys,
I got these little flags yesterday. Any ides what they were used for? Map pins? Board game pieces? The flags themselves are double-sided and the pins, although rusted, look very similar to finishing nails. All opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks alot. Robert

[Jon Fish]

Guys,
I got these little flags yesterday. Any ides what they were used for? Map pins? Board game pieces? The flags themselves are double-sided and the pins, although rusted, look very similar to finishing nails. All opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks alot. Robert

Could they maybe be the kind of little flags pinned on to military strategy maps ?
Maybe even the Fuhrer himself pinned one in to Poland

[burgerhaus]

Could they maybe be the kind of little flags pinned on to military strategy maps ?
Maybe even the Fuhrer himself pinned one in to Poland

Jon, I think not but really now, what do you think?? Robert

[Jon Fish]

Jon, I think not but really now, what do you think?? Robert

Maybe they are from the little Lineol / Elastolin military men that sold throughout the period ,look about the right size for that.

[chris clark]

wernt these the little pins that schools used to plot the german advance on maps???

[atcase]

Hi all,

i would agree that these are map pins, probally used by Allied forces/ children/ familes rather than Axis (JMO)

Ashley

[paul a]

Maybe they are from the little Lineol / Elastolin military men that sold throughout the period ,look about the right size for that.

No wrong size and shape lineol/elastolin flags are printed on tin plate

[chris clark]

im trying to think were i saw a referance that showed some old german news papers that had an article were you cut out the flags to show the great advance of the german army. the flags were an added extra to the paper and a map of europe

[burgerhaus]

Hi all,

i would agree that these are map pins, probally used by Allied forces/ children/ familes rather than Axis (JMO)

Ashley

Ashley, You may be right because there were also Italian flag pins that someone else bought ahead of me. Robert