Edward Teach (Black Beard) was an English pirate and is said to have been born in Bristol, England – and that’s where this pic was taken. The design of the flag consisted of a horned skeleton raising an hourglass "toasting the Devil" in its right hand.

The color and hue may vary depending on the monitor settings (brightness, contrast, saturation), and lighting. In the skeleton's left hand, it held a spear pointing towards a red heart which had three drops of red blood below it, supposedly to signal that no quarter would be given. According to sources, Blackbeard flew a black flag with a skull on it along with a blood red flag rather than the devil flag.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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Without these technologies, things like personalised recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. One of the reasons the UKSF guy was initially misidentified as a US Navy SEAL, was because of the large Black Beard flag patch he wore on his Blue Force Gear Medium Horizontal Utility Pouch; situated to the rear of his Crye MRB. The only record there is of what flag he flew was in 1718 in a newspaper report which stated that Blackbeard's fleet, including his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, during an attack on the Protestant Caesar flew black flags with death heads and "bloody flags". Most pirate flags at the time would have used simple imagery based on Christian symbols of mortality. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Patch design consisting of a horned skeleton using a spear to pierce a bleeding heart and an hourglass (symbolizing the finiteness of life. Records from as early as 1723 report a flag of the same or very similar design to have been used by pirates, but not by Blackbeard in particular. Whether you`re a maritime enthusiast, a collector of unique accessories, or simply looking for a stylish accent for your look – the "Blackbeard" patch is an excellent choice for you! These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy.