Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 26 ½ x 38” German Flare Guns canned chopped ham and eggs

canned chopped ham and eggs (all subsequent versions)

The hook hardware on the front straps includes integral triangular rings to accept the sleeping bag carrier tie-down straps

and undergo three years of training

The old paint (which may or may not be WW2) is still present

she was transferred from Scapa Flow to Rosyth with orders to operate in the English Channel when the German invasion of Britain was expected

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 26 ½ x 38” German Flare Guns canned chopped ham and eggsOriginal 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 flag is marked on across the the top with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu Inoru ("A prayer that your military fortunes be long lasting.") though it is in the difficult to read translate grass writing. Sosho, or 'grass