Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag With Telescoping Bamboo Pole - 30" x 38" Edged Weapons Measuring 37 by 50 inches

Measuring 37 by 50 inches this flag was produced in wool bunting with printed red field and black swas

and this example did indeed at one time have lovely etching on the blade

The abundance of items created by soldiers in World War I and in the years immediately after gave rise to the term “trench art

faithful wear without any extensive damage

themselves afraid of retaliatory gas attacks on their own troops and people

Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag With Telescoping Bamboo Pole - 30" x 38" Edged Weapons Measuring 37 by 50 inchesOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a rare World War II Japanese pilots bail out survival meatball float flag. The flag is constructed of silk with a stitched and stuffed buoyant border to assist in the flotation of the flag on the water for a Japanese pilot who crashed in the sea. The flag is in fair condition with some rips as shown, and retains the original telescoping bamboo pole. It looks to be made of the usual rayon cloth, with the red