Original British Late-19th Century Union Jack Multi-Piece Wool Flag with Halyard - 62 x 132” French Pistols It was not mandatory until

It was not mandatory until after the close of the Civil War

Rasmussen and Theodor Schouboe designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen

There is a brass American Spread Eagle escutcheon behind the barrel tang which was a feature of this model

The distributor information is marked on the left upper receiver side plate:

all of which show some loss of the gilding

Original British Late-19th Century Union Jack Multi-Piece Wool Flag with Halyard - 62 x 132” French Pistols It was not mandatory untilOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous 1870s 1880s era Union Jack flag in fair but heavily worn condition. The header is unmarked, but retains its original halyard as shown. The flag has heavy tearing across the bottom portion with some spots of heavy material loss. It measures roughly 62 x 132 and could use some restoration or preservation. The flag does show extensive wear, and has scattered wear holes and tearing as shown. These