[jon]

So I ask the question...What is allowed on the top of a flag pole? I have seen eagles, points and trucks, but is there anything else.

No one can answer it hhhmmm

[JLange]

There are some that may have a definitive answer, but we sell over 50 different pole tops, everything from Canadian Maple leaves, elks, cardinals, bears, crosses, balls, 15 different spears, and 20 different eagles. There are only a few on our website, but I just grabbed a catalog for one vendor and there are many, many choices.

JOhn ><>

[jon]

Thank you. So I guess I really havent been paying attention to the top of the poles. Jon

[Peter Ansoff]

There are a few cases in which flag codes or customs require a particular finial design. For example, the state flags of Maryland and Kentucky use a "buttony cross" and a cardinal, respectively. In practice, this is more often applied to indoor display flags and parade flags, as opposed to those flown outdoors on permanent poles.

The armed forces also have regulations dealing with finials, which vary from service to service. Again, most apply to indoor/parade flags.

There is also a "common sense" factor as applied to finials. For example, eagles are normally not used on permanent outdoor poles, because the flags tend to get caught and torn on the eagles' wings.

Peter Ansoff