Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 27 x 34” ERA The RZ1 & RZ16 although

The RZ1 & RZ16 although safe for the wearer were difficult to remove on landing

the upper barrel band looks to have had the threads strip

interestingly perhaps being flown incorrectly upside down

who shipped into Germany as an artillery officer for the 102nd Infantry Division

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 27 x 34” ERA The RZ1 & RZ16 althoughOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Rising Sun Flag ( Kyokujitsu ki) design was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as the naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Naval flags have the sun off center to the left). With the sun in the center, this is a flag of the