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#26651 11/19/2009 04:19 AM
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At a recent gun show I found this nice RAD
" Abteilungs " flag center design .
It is a full 19 -inches across, the outer wheat design ring is 1 7/8-inches wide .

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#26652 11/19/2009 04:20 AM
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The center section has black linen pieces sewn to a white linen backing .

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#26653 11/19/2009 04:22 AM
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The outer wheat design ring has a heavy embroidery that has white cardboard pieces for reinforcement inside the larger pieces .

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The backside of the center section .

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#26655 11/19/2009 04:26 AM
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The outer ring is fastened to the backing of the center section . There are 3 layers of backing at the joint , since the outer ring has a black backing atop a white linen backing .

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..and a close up . The outer edge is just stitched over .

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..and a close up of the stitching of the center backing

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#26658 11/20/2009 04:52 AM
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Interesting piece!


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