Original U.S. Pre-WWI 46 Star Multi-Piece Cloth National Flag - 3ft. by 5ft. German Field Equipment Perhaps a magnesium or phosphorous

Perhaps a magnesium or phosphorous round went off

It contains a yellowed card stating: Holster for / CZ27 #37557/ Plus Extra Magazine

It still has the original inspection cartouche as well as the stylized P indicating that it passed the barrel overpressure testing

This may have been a left over part

and this was apparently brought home by a soldier during one of the Anglo-Afghan wars

Original U.S. Pre-WWI 46 Star Multi-Piece Cloth National Flag - 3ft. by 5ft. German Field Equipment Perhaps a magnesium or phosphorousOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now these are hard to come by! On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was officially admitted as the 46th State in the United States. Just over 4 years later, on January 6, 1912, New Mexico was admitted, followed quickly by Arizona, which gave us the 48 star flag used through WWI, WWII and the Korean War. It wasn't until 1949 that Alaska was admitted as the 49th state. Only made for just over 4 years, these flags are quite