Gadsden Flag Sticker — "Don't Tread on Me" Revolutionary War Flag Vinyl Sticker
Don't Tread on Me — the rattlesnake flag that has symbolized American defiance for 250 years.
The Gadsden Flag sticker reproduces one of the most recognized and powerful symbols in American history. Designed in 1775 by Christopher Gadsden, a Continental Congress delegate and brigadier general from South Carolina, the flag features a coiled timber rattlesnake on a yellow field with the words "Don't Tread on Me." The Gadsden Flag was one of the first flags used by the Continental Marines and Navy, flown aboard the first naval vessels of the American Revolution as a warning to the British Empire.
The rattlesnake was a uniquely American symbol chosen deliberately — Benjamin Franklin wrote that the rattlesnake "never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders" and that it "never wounds till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of treading on her." The Gadsden Flag has been carried by U.S. Marines, Navy vessels, and American service members continuously since the Revolution. It remains one of the most popular symbols among military personnel, veterans, and Americans who value individual liberty and the willingness to defend it.
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Military service members and veterans across all branches, Marine Corps personnel, liberty and Second Amendment supporters, American history enthusiasts, and patriotic flag sticker collectors.
Don't Tread on Me. Since 1775.
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