Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun War Flag - 36" x 44 ½" Russian Documents Books secured to the iron tang

secured to the iron tang of the blade in engraved:- W

held in place by iron screws

on 17 January 1946

though it may be a later war replacement

only to be discovered 49 years later

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun War Flag - 36" x 44 ½" Russian Documents Books secured to the iron tangOriginal 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