Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 28" x 40" Russian Antique Guns but the flaps are tied

but the flaps are tied in the up position but the “chinstrap” string

Leather beautifully matured

The following year

The crescent butt plate has a working storage compartment with a steel cover

with probably 90% of the paint present

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 28" x 40" Russian Antique Guns but the flaps are tiedOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a Pacific War collector at a military show! This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes, usually phrases such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck for Bravery". As with most good luck flags, it is marked with across the top, which reads Bu un Chou kyu Inoru ("A prayer that your military fortunes be long lasting.") There is also a multitude of different signatures and phrases on the flag, written