Flag manufacture labels

Flag Label Archive – Dating Flags by Manufacturer

This archive presents a growing collection of original flag labels from major manufacturers – starting with Bonner Fahnenfabrik and Annin. More will be added over time.

Each label is dated based on verified examples from historic events (such as D-Day), military service (e.g. battleship usage), manufacturer archives, or trusted private collections like Clarence Rungy’s.

These labels are not speculative. They are cross-checked and double-sourced wherever possible, using stitching types, ink patterns, fonts, and verified provenance. This helps estimate the production period of a flag with reasonable accuracy.

Bonner Fahnenfabrik

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Defiance Annin

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Flaggenbuch 1893 — Imperial naval swallowtails with open wedges. collections.thulb.uni-jena.de

Flaggenbuch 1926 (Reichswehrministerium Marineleitung) — wide swallowtail depictions. digi-hub.de (fullscreen) | digi-hub.de (image view)

Flaggenbuch 1939 — Kriegsmarine edition, 1 Dec 1939, swallowtail references. sbc.org.pl