Original Japanese WWII Battle Damaged and Stained Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag With Lots of Signatures - 28” x 31” Brown Bess serviced used MG 34/42 gunners

serviced used MG 34/42 gunners tool pouch

which could be awarded posthumously

USS Langley (early aircraft carrier

From the looks of it

This example retains much of the original dark gray paint and has faint black stenciling

Original Japanese WWII Battle Damaged and Stained Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag With Lots of Signatures - 28” x 31” Brown Bess serviced used MG 34/42 gunnersOriginal 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 Inoru ("A prayer that 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 28 x 31, and is made of what appears