Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Original Paper Label and Ties - 26" x 33" Lewis Gun in late May

in late May

it was folded over and sewn to something for quite some time

All are original and of the period and can polish up wonderfully

In August 1924 it reported for duty with the Scouting Fleet and took part in tactical exercises

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Original Paper Label and Ties - 26" x 33" Lewis Gun in late MayOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Rising Sun Flag ( Kyokujitsu ki) design was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as the naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Naval flags have the sun off center to the left). With the sun in the center, this is a flag of the