"Eagles, Standards and Fanions?" Topic

"According to the 1869 regulations, eagles were to be carried by a second lieutenant, escorted by two fourriers and three selected privates first class. The regiments of two battalions the eagle was carried by the first; in regiments of three or four battalions, by the second. Those battalions without an eagle would carry a fanion."

Stephen Shann, Louis Delperier & Jeffrey Burn, French Army 1870 -71: Franco-Prussian War (1) Imperial Troops, Osprey, London. 1991. page 38.

I am trying to understand the above reference to Standards carried by the French Imperial Troops in 1870. Am I correct in thinking that the "fanion" Shann, Delperier and Burn are referring to are the just a Standard without an eagle atop the pole or this there something different?
At the moment I am looking at the 1st and 3rd Battalions having a Flag without and eagle atop the pole and the 2nd Battalion having the Flag with the eagle atop the pole.
Any comments or corrections would be helpful
thanks

No, the 1st and 3rd battalions carried a fanion, which is a small piece of cloth carried on a short pole that was attached to a rifle (in 15mm, the Old Glory command packs have figures for this – they look like long bayonets at first glance). I can't find my reference for the size and color, I believe the 1st battalion's fanion was red and the 3rd was blue over white. They were much smaller than the standard Hopefully someone will jump in with the exact reference.

This shows their appearance
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