Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 29 ½” x 38” Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Loading and firing - Starting

Loading and firing - Starting with the bolt closed

and the YM-12 types

For some reason

Because of this there is no manufacture marking on the outside

suffered major losses with nearly all officers and NCOs killed or wounded

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 29 ½” x 38” Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Loading and firing - StartingOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military auction. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck for Bravery". As with many good luck flags, the flags are usually marked across the the top with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu Inoru ("A prayer that your military fortunes be long lasting."), but this one appears to be marked across the top with who the flag belonged