Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 24 x 36” Category_Blunderbuss The shell is nicely mared

The shell is nicely mared H4X and is in very solid condition

This example however is still the original ivory white color

with some tearing around the edges as would be expected from age and use

Very possibly at other times also

- 2 x sets of Braided Silk Sutures in original packaging

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 24 x 36” Category_Blunderbuss The shell is nicely maredOriginal 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