Original Japanese WWII Hand-Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Lots of Signatures - 29 x 41” 20th Century and was for a time

and was for a time engaged on survey service on the coast of Africa

and then captured Cherbourg

we’ve purchased this through a jewelry store that purchased directly from a WWII veterans family

The steel handguard is symmetrical

There is also some type of mounting bracket in the tripod mounting slot

Original Japanese WWII Hand-Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Lots of Signatures - 29 x 41” 20th Century and was for a timeOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous example of a Japanese Good Luck flag, with the names of dozens of Japanese friends and family of the departing soldier. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Congratulations", and "Good Luck and Military Prayers". One small signature in the bottom left reads as Private Yasuo, who may have been the carrier of this flag, or one of the friends of the departing. The flag