Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 26 x 32” Chinese Militaria There is also some wear

There is also some wear through on the hilt

The edges are somewhat frayed

The bottom of the body is marked in white with 17

rail choke points

and at the bottom reads:

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 26 x 32” Chinese Militaria There is also some wearOriginal 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