Large SS Flag ID Needed

[Ed Hicks]

Large SS Flag ID Needed for a customer...A WWII souvenir that is about 8 x 15 feet and double sided. Any clue what this was, Headquarters flag perhaps? Thanks for looking. Ed

[oldflagswanted]

Imo ...

Large SS Flag ID Needed for a customer...
A WWII souvenir that is about 8 x 15 feet
and double sided. Any clue what this was,
Headquarters flag perhaps? Thanks for looking.
Ed

Hello Ed:
IMO, looks like a nice WW2 authentic SS
Lager flag, based on construction details, etc.

(below) Period photo from WAF t=817967 p27.

[mrec27777]

wow... condition is unbelievable!!!!...EC

[Maximus71]

$$$$$

[Gino Tampa]

[Ed Hicks]

The owner asked for a value range, but I have never seen or sold one. I assume it is a scarce flag. If anyone knows of one sold please contact me with details. Thanks.

[oldflagswanted]

Previously on the WAF ...

The owner asked for a value range, but I have never
seen or sold one. I assume it is a scarce flag. If anyone
knows of one sold please contact me with details. Thanks.

Hello Ed:
... I' recall a seeing a like large authentic SS Lager flag sell
for around $6000 USD. And a smaller printed size at ~$12K.
........OFW

(below) OFW SS Lager Flag types - this thread flag = type #1.

[Ed Hicks]

Thanks for the help.

[helmuthunter]

I missed this one. Wow. Nice to see a real one!

[STLMatt]

Another debated SS Lager flag
These are always debated.
The flag in the original period photo that Old flags wanted posted looks thin and more see thru to me. You can see the building lines thru the flag, not what I would expect from double sided.
And the reinforcement stitching looks off, and sloppy to me compared to those of KF’s also.
Again, nothing like a good debate about SS flags

[oldflagswanted]

SS flag debate ???

Another debated SS Lager flag. These are always debated.
The flag in the original period photo that Old flags wanted
posted looks thin and more see thru to me. You can see the
building lines thru the flag, not what I would expect from
double sided. And the reinforcement stitching looks off, and
sloppy to me compared to those of KF’s also. Again, nothing
like a good debate about SS flags

Hello STLMatt:
Interesting comments. Ed's SS Lager Flags appears
to me like it is printed on a single material thickness.
Maybe Ed might hold it up to the back light to show
that? This SS Lager Flag looks rare & real to me.
OFW

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

I never saw this construction on an SS flag, and the size is nothing like the large confirmed original silk-printed model...

About the construction, i never saw any SS flag with the long horizontal white stitch, and the white stitches on the corner are not like of the original silk-printed flags.

The thread used for the stitches on the original silk-printed flags are black, not white.

The size (8 x 15 feet, 250 x 450 cm) is also bigger than the original silk-printed flags which are more like 6 x 10 feet.

This is strange because the SS runes design is the one for late war SS flags, and this larger flag is said to be double-sided despite having those late war runes.

The flag posted by Ben is a large silk-printed model (we can see through), which is smaller than the flag presented here.

See You

Vince

[Rheinmetall]

Perhaps what Ed means by his description as double sided is that the tunes are seen on both sides of the flag, which would certainly be the case for a printed flag.

Hopefully he will clarify this, and maybe even verify his sizing measurements.

[Ed Hicks]

It is not my flag and and I posted photos provided by the owner. If I can get more detailed photos I will post them.

[Berghof]

The state service flag in the pic is transparent too. I never came across one that thin...or at least I don't remember one being that thin.