Gadsden Flag

Classic Gadsden Flag

This is the Gadsden Flag: a coiled rattlesnake over the words DONT TREAD ON ME on a bright yellow field. Christopher Gadsden designed it during the American Revolutionary War, and the Continental Marines flew it. It suits a flagpole outside the house, a wall in a garage or range room, or anyone who wants an early American flag in their collection.

Features

• Coiled Rattlesnake Design — A timber rattlesnake, coiled with its jaws open and ready to strike, sits on a patch of green grass at the center of the flag.
• Traditional Motto — DONT TREAD ON ME runs in bold black capitals beneath the snake, spelled without the apostrophe as on many versions of the flag.
• Yellow Field — The golden yellow background gives the black and green artwork strong contrast, so it reads clearly from a distance.
• Nylon Fabric — The flag is made from nylon, a light synthetic fabric suited to outdoor flying.
• Duck Canvas Heading — A white duck heading, a strip of tightly woven canvas, reinforces the hoist edge where the flag takes the most strain.
• Brass Grommets — Two brass grommets, one at the top and one at the bottom of the heading, let you clip the flag to a halyard (the rope on a flagpole) or hang it from hooks.
• Revolutionary War Origin — The design dates to the American Revolution of 1775 to 1783, when the Continental Marines carried it.

Build And Hanging

The nylon body is joined to a canvas heading along the hoist side, and the grommets are set through that heavier strip instead of the thinner flag fabric. That makes it simple to run up a residential pole with standard snap hooks, or to fix flat to a wall with screws or nails through the grommets.