Confederate flags

[Kevin47]

hi guys I'm new here so not sure if right forum...have these got a chance of being origional

 

[zburkett]

There is always a chance. This is the right forum. Need more information. Size, history, stitching, kind of cloth, etc. Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting the pictures.

 

[Kevin47]

There is always a chance. This is the right forum. Need more information. Size, history, stitching, kind of cloth, etc. Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting the pictures.

Hi it's difficult on an auction,don't know much more just estimated 1000 ,plus

 

[UCVRelics]

Welcome From The Heart Of Dixie. The best way to tell is the black light or UV test.

 

[captaindrew]

Welcome to the forum

 

[connecticut yankee]

Be careful... a recent Newsweek article says, "Experts estimate that there are only 20 to 50 authentic Confederate battle flags on the private collectors' market today."

http://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/17/value-confederate-flag-collectors-auction-house-349921.html

 

[Jimklag]

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Howdy, Kevin. Welcome to CWT from the Railroads and Steam Locomotives forum.

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

How does the blacklight work on the flag? What are you looking for?

 

[Copperhead-mi]

How does the blacklight work on the flag? What are you looking for?

I was just getting ready to ask the same question.

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy. Under UV (blacklight) modern cloth/threads will glow

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Welcome.

 

[AUG]

They appear to be replicas of original flags, maybe postwar.

Top one looks like it is based on this flag that was presented to the 8th Virginia after Ball's Bluff/Leesburg. It was made by Mrs. Beauregard from dress silk.

Here's a better photo.

http://moconfederacy.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/53FD31AC-3C30-40B1-AAD6-016449071480

 

[Frederick14Va]

Ummm... Nope... not even close... not a chance at all....

Where did this show up ?...

 

[Package4]

View attachment 164942 View attachment 164943 hi guys I'm new here so not sure if right forum...have these got a chance of being origional

No, No, No and No; there are a couple of individuals who turn these out and have literally made hundreds of thousands of dollars. I don't collect flags and not into vexillology, but I have a buddy who is and he told me the horror stories of individuals who have been duped by these two.

You really need to know what you are looking at in this field and do not take a flier without an expert viewing the piece. Many of these end up in auctions now instead of direct purchase, because they have become known as counterfeiters.

 

[mofederal]

Hello and welcome to the talk forum from Southeast Missouri on the muddy banks of the Mississippi River.