Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 26 ½ x 31” Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The blade measures 34 inches

The blade measures 34 inches in length

though unfortunately it has been sanded down at some point in its life

and it is quite likely that a large number of the Enfields delivered on British contracts to the North and South included at least some Belgian made arms

The back is marked with badge designer FEC

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Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 26 ½ x 31” Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The blade measures 34 inchesOriginal 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