Original Japanese WWII Service Worn Hand Painted Good Luck Flag with Lots of Writing - 28” x 34” Multi Nation Flags There are a couple of

There are a couple of areas of slight old wood loss just above the lock and around the the central barrel securing pin on the fore stock but these "scars" are very old and add much character to the pistol

An antique weapon that started life in France circa 1800 and was still in use probably until the 1870's

It was cast from a silicon mold of an original M-1903 in the IMA collection and therefore is not only an accurate 1:1 scale but has all the details of the real thing

The cockade has a small swas (hook cross) in the middle

During early 1917

Original Japanese WWII Service Worn Hand Painted Good Luck Flag with Lots of Writing - 28” x 34” Multi Nation Flags There are a couple ofOriginal 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 really a lot of writing on this flag, and is correct it is often written radiating outward from the "sun" in the center of the flag. Thankfully most of the Japanese writing looks to be in the standard block style script, or "Kaisho" style. There is however some