Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 29" x 32" U.S. Field Gear The Type 98 20 mm

The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Japanese military

The rifle is also marked with 431 K above the chamber on the receiver

while the first examples had reached the Western Front before the Camel

We just received this from a top European bayonet collector

This red tunic has blue facings

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 29" x 32" U.S. Field Gear The Type 98 20 mmOriginal 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". As with many good luck flags, the flag is marked on across the right hand side (written bottom to top) with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu ("May your military fortunes be long lasting."). Above these is the character , which means "Prayer", so this particular flag is