Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 32" x 43" Century holding the rank of Obergefreiter

holding the rank of Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal)

Army issue Spanish American War and WWI issue Collins Model 1005 Machete

Originally the quantity was to be 36 units but was cut by 50% to just 18 and these were shipped in 1935

An historic 15th Air Force operation mission occurred on 24 March 1945 when 666 bombers struck Berlin

Blade does show sharpening wear

Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 32" x 43" Century holding the rank of ObergefreiterOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military auction. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "For Bravery", and "Good Luck". 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 ("May your military fortunes be long lasting."). To the right of these is the character , which means "Prayer", so this particular flag is praying for good