Hello! I was wondering if there was any new or official documentation found regarding the construction of these types of flags. I purchased one from the e-stand here a couple weeks ago and I shared it on War Relics today just to share, and one individual raised the red flag that the grommets were brass, or appeared to be brass. He said he thought they were only supposed to be zinc. I did a search over there and he did say brass was fine back in 2012 so I'm not sure why he's saying they should only be zinc now.
Did a search over here and saw there was some potential 1970s brass grommet controversy as well as acceptable materials being thought to be brass, zinc plated with brass and zinc. I also believe my grommets are the correct style as opposed to US (thanks to OFW for the graphic on another post).
The only peculiar thing is that not all the grommets are facing the same direction dependent on the corner. The pictures of the grommets where the flag is folded to show them are the back of the grommets so you can see the mismatch.
Everything else seems in order however. Cloth has an aged smell to it. No fluoresce (though we acknowledge it's not a steadfast test). One sided, separately sewn roundel with a printed swastika.
I'm just going to upload grommet photos for now, but can provide additional upon request. Thanks!
Did a search over here and saw there was some potential 1970s brass grommet controversy as well as acceptable materials being thought to be brass, zinc plated with brass and zinc. I also believe my grommets are the correct style as opposed to US (thanks to OFW for the graphic on another post).
The only peculiar thing is that not all the grommets are facing the same direction dependent on the corner. The pictures of the grommets where the flag is folded to show them are the back of the grommets so you can see the mismatch.
Everything else seems in order however. Cloth has an aged smell to it. No fluoresce (though we acknowledge it's not a steadfast test). One sided, separately sewn roundel with a printed swastika.
I'm just going to upload grommet photos for now, but can provide additional upon request. Thanks!
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