Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Army War Flag (36" x 25") Receiver 577 caliber pistols were carried

577 caliber pistols were carried in the "Howdah" which was the basket in which the tiger hunters sat on the back of an elephant

Construction is a heavy burlap type material and measures approximately 18' long by 10' tall

It is nicely numbered M3442 on the spine

and the new ammunition was issued with the improved M1A1 launcher

Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Army War Flag (36" x 25") Receiver 577 caliber pistols were carriedOriginal 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 that