Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Army War Flag - 36" x 28" colts maker marked Gebruder Schweiger of

maker marked Gebruder Schweiger of Wien (BSW) on the reverse

Caliber: 44 Percussion

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The silvering has deeply patinated with some oxidation but really gives a desirable look to this piece

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Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Army War Flag - 36" x 28" colts maker marked Gebruder Schweiger ofOriginal 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). This is a silk single panel rising sun flag in