Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 18.5" x 16.5" U.S. Artillery Year of Manufacture: 1873 -

Year of Manufacture: 1873 - converted   c

The division would next see action during Operation Cartwheel which was the codename for the campaigns in Eastern New Guinea and New Britain

while the musket accounted for less than 5

and the hardware was commonly a copper-nickel alloy known as "German silver"

but he soon took an interest in art

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 18.5" x 16.5" U.S. Artillery Year of Manufacture: 1873 -Original Item: One of a kind. Just purchased as part of a large Pacific War private collection. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "United Countries", and "Good Luck". It has a good amount of Japanese writing, which we unfortunately have not been able to translate. Pretty much all of the writing radiates out from the "sun", which are usually the names of many friends and family. The flag measures approximately 18. 5" x