Gold flagpole spear finial for indoor flag display poles

Plastic Fancy Spear Pole Ornament

SKU: Plastic Fancy Spear Pole Ornament

$29.99

Indoor spear finial for state, country, and organizational flag sets.

  • Material: vacuum-plated gold styrene
  • Total length: 7 3/4 IN.
  • Shape: elongated tapered spear
  • Use: indoor and presentation poles

Product Description

The Plastic Fancy Spear is the flagpole spear finial we sell most for state, country, and organizational flag sets. It is molded from styrene with a vacuum-plated gold finish, so it has the bright metallic look of a brass spear at a fraction of the weight and cost. It measures 7 3/4 IN long and fits the standard ferrule on our indoor and presentation poles.

Protocol reserves the eagle for the American flag, so the flags that stand beside it, a state flag, a foreign flag at an embassy, a school or corporate flag, are traditionally topped with a spear. This one gives you that correct, matched look across a row of poles.

  • Material: styrene plastic, vacuum-plated gold
  • Length: 7 3/4 IN
  • Shape: elongated tapered spear
  • Fits: standard indoor and presentation pole ferrules
  • Use: indoor flag sets and presentation poles
  • Vacuum-plated gold finish: a bright, even metallic surface that reads as brass from across a room
  • Lightweight styrene: keeps the top of an indoor pole light, so a floor stand stays steady and a parade pole carries easily
  • 7 3/4 IN tapered spear: an elongated, traditional profile that matches ceremonial hardware
  • The standard companion finial: for every pole in a set that is not the American flag

Spear finials go back to the lance heads that carried military standards, and the spear stayed on the flagstaff long after the lance left the battlefield. In American practice the eagle crowns the national flag and a spear crowns everything else, which is why a flagpole spear finial is the most common ornament in any capitol, courthouse, or school lobby. Vacuum plating in the twentieth century made a gold spear affordable enough to put on every pole in a building.

Symbolism at a Glance

  • Spear: readiness, honor, and the martial origin of the flagstaff.
  • Gold finish: distinction and ceremony.

  • State flag poles standing beside the American flag in an office, courtroom, or school.
  • Embassy and consulate sets where each national flag gets a matching spear.
  • Corporate, church, and organizational flags in lobbies and meeting rooms.
  • Replacing a lost or broken finial on an existing indoor set.
  • Completing a gift set with a pole, floor stand, and cord and tassel.

Will this fit my existing pole?

It fits the standard ferrule on our indoor and presentation poles and on most poles sold for indoor use. Measure the threaded post at the top of your pole and call us if you are unsure.

Should the American flag have a spear or an eagle?

Custom puts an eagle on the American flag and a spear on the flags beside it. See our Classic Eagle for the national flag pole.

Is it metal?

No. It is styrene plastic with a vacuum-plated gold finish. For a solid metal spear, see our brass and chrome Army spears.

Can it be used outdoors?

It is made for indoor use. Sun and weather will dull the plating over time.

How is it attached?

It screws onto the ferrule at the top of the pole by hand.

How do I clean it?

Wipe it with a soft dry cloth. Do not use metal polish or solvent, which will lift the plating. Kept indoors and dusted now and then, the finish lasts for years.

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