Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Battle Poem (41" x 28") M3 Grease Gun A lightened and thus more

A lightened and thus more portable version of the MG 08 — by "stepping-down" the upper rear and lower forward corners of the original MG 08's rectangular-outline receiver and breech assembly — was tested as a prototype in 1915 by a team of weapon designers under the direction of a Colonel Friedrich von Merkatz—the MG 08/15

“I just heard over the radio about Ernie Pyle getting killed in the pacific

This is the thumb piece lever that retracts the locking bolt

cuffs and piping around the Jackets

Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Battle Poem (41" x 28") M3 Grease Gun A lightened and thus moreOriginal Item: One of a kind. Purchased directly from collector in Europe. This hand painted silk flag is marked with multiple phrases, which include the soldier's full name: Mr Akui. Other things written include "Good Luck for Bravery", "Welcome to Barracks", "2600 Anniversary 1940" with other battle quotes, plus many names of friends and family. There is also a Battle Poem, which explains the large amount of writing on this flag. The flag measures