U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) – Pole Hem Flag
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official Border Patrol design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Pole hem, plain or with gold fringe
- 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size
Product Description
The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the Border Patrol is represented. It carries the Border Patrol’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a pole hem, the fabric sleeve that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the USBP pole hem flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or with gold fringe, in 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size. Review your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The U.S. Border Patrol is the uniformed law enforcement arm of U.S. Customs and Border Protection within the Department of Homeland Security. Its agents patrol the land borders with Mexico and Canada and the coastal waters around Florida and Puerto Rico between the official ports of entry.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Pole Hem Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Printed or sewn: Printed flags are dye-printed on 200 denier nylon, so fine seal detail reproduces exactly. Sewn flags are appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop: each color is a separate piece of fabric stitched to the field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered.
- Single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag is two flags sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. A mirror-sided flag is also two layers, but the back is a mirror image of the front.
- Fringe or plain: Gold rayon fringe on three edges is the traditional ceremonial finish for an indoor flag. Plain leaves the edges hemmed. Either way the hoist edge gets the pole hem.
- Regular or Premium construction (sewn flags): Regular sewn flags are chain stitched. Premium sewn flags are lock stitched, a stronger interlocking stitch, and they carry a separate part number. Printed flags do not need this choice.
- Size: 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Border Patrol design: the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Pole Hem Flag carries the Border Patrol’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Pole hem finish: a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or fringed, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every USBP flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the finish and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
Congress created the Border Patrol on May 28, 1924, through the Labor Appropriation Act, as part of the Immigration Service in the Department of Labor. The first agents, many of them former Texas Rangers and mounted inspectors, patrolled on horseback and supplied their own horses and saddles.
The Patrol moved with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Department of Justice in 1940. On March 1, 2003, it became part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the new Department of Homeland Security. New agents train at the Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico.
