SYW Prussian flag

[Willz the Wargamer]

May I suggest that with the image above you to make both sides of the flag sharp.
1. On image, save image as (onto desk top).
2. Then open image.
3. Then select crop image, (use the right hand side of the image).
4. save that image.
5. Open image again, copy and paste in word document.
6. Then copy pasted image, click on left hand image, click layout, select rotate and select flip horizontal.
7. The left image will be a mirror image of the right hand image. (when cropping do not leave a space on left of image).
8. Then shrink to size you require as flag (it works best if you do this with a large image , more detail and then shrink)

Willz.

[RMD]

If using mine, I'd also recommend a smidge of rotation by a degree or two before cropping, as it's slightly on the squiff.

One thing with the Garde du Korps standard is that it's vexillum, so hangs from a horizontal bar. However, I've no idea if there was anything on the back and I've also no idea if the additional squadron standards (after Fred added two more squadrons from captured Saxons) were also vexilla or if they were 'standard standards'.

[Spanner]

Here's versions that that are a bit over scale at 10mm, mate, and at 7mm (1/72) which may be very hard to see. Just because I'm bored.

Mark's right about the rear of the vexillum. The only images that show the back show a blank. The vexillum, like all the Prussian cavalry flags, was embroidered onto a silk field (in this case drap d'argent, probably damascened) and through an underlay of thick linen. The linen served two functions- it helped support the weight of the embroidered designs (gold and silver were usually wire, generally plated copper or silver, and were heavy enough to damage unsupported silk), and made the flag more opaque. I often wondered whether the reverse of the vexillum showed the underlay or was covered. Not knowing I give you have a choice of both. It's very doubtful the reverse would have been embroidered- that would show on the few sketches showing the rear of the vexillum. The vexillum was only carried by the 1st Squadron.

The 2nd and 3rd SQN had no flag/vexilla, but were issued with a tournament lance each. If they ever received vexilla then it was after the end of the 7YW (1775?) and the design is unknown, though Feibig (1936) speculates that they had blue centres. The laid up vexillum/vexilla were taken to Verseilles in 1806, after the French looted the Zeughaus, and probably burned with the other trophies in 1814, when the Allies approached Paris.

Cheers.