Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 32" x 43" Century Made from top quality brown

Made from top quality brown leather into clam shell cover holster with spare ammunition pouch on the front

Originally the quantity was to be 36 units but was cut by 50% to just 18 and these were shipped in 1935

An historic 15th Air Force operation mission occurred on 24 March 1945 when 666 bombers struck Berlin

Blade does show sharpening wear

It is maker marked with lieferant (supplier) number 65 on the pin

Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 32" x 43" Century Made from top quality brownOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military auction. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "For Bravery", and "Good Luck". As with many good luck flags, the flag is marked on across the the top with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu ("May your military fortunes be long lasting."). To the right of these is the character , which means "Prayer", so this particular flag is praying for good