Original Japanese WWII Captured Service Worn Hand-Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag Signed by American Soldiers - 29 x 41” Bayonets The leather of the liner

The leather of the liner itself has tears through the holes on all but two fingers

The reverse ricasso has the acid-etched Carl Eickhorn 1935-41 style trademark logo

showing some age and cracking due to use

but it is mostly corroded

Original Japanese WWII Captured Service Worn Hand-Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag Signed by American Soldiers - 29 x 41” Bayonets The leather of the linerOriginal Item: One of a kind. This hand painted silk flag has less writing than others we have seen, but it more than makes up for it with its large size and having been captured and signed by American soldiers. As with many good luck flags, the flag is marked (second line from the right) with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu Inoru ("A prayer that your military fortunes be long lasting.") There are lots of other kanji present, making