Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - Framed 46” x 31 ¼” Nepalese Cache Extras The shell looks to have

The shell looks to have been repainted after the original textured paint wore off

This wonderful extra large helmet shell

though the imprint is still in the leather

with less of an ear cutout

indicating 1904 manufacture by Richard Rinker Factory

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - Framed 46” x 31 ¼” Nepalese Cache Extras The shell looks to haveOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military show. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck for Bravery". There is a lot of writing on this flag, though it is difficult to read translate due to some of it being in grass writing. Sosho, or 'grass style', is a cursive style of Japanese calligraphy that is thought to reflect wind blowing over grass. Sosho is the most abstract of the