Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag With Lots of Signatures - 38" x 28" German Machine Guns and it was a gift

and it was a gift that helped him during WWII

Bore still has some rifling visible

He fought in the Second Battle of Ypres

Lt Col Richard E

service rifle from 1936 to 1959

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag With Lots of Signatures - 38" x 28" German Machine Guns and it was a giftOriginal Item: One of a kind. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck". As with many good luck flags, the flag is marked with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu ("May your military fortunes be long lasting."). It is also signed with the names of many friends and family, some radiating out from the center. The flag measures approximately 38" x 28", and is made of what appears to be rayon