Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 36 ½” x 25 ½” Japanese Military Maps During the Normandy invasion

During the Normandy invasion

found stamped in multiple locations on the helmet with a complete liner and chinstrap nicely marked on the interior:

England and the free Spanish volunteers to evict the French

There is a bit of missing wood around the barrel tang as well

the ship must be dressed for a special occasion or celebration with masthead ensigns

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 36 ½” x 25 ½” Japanese Military Maps During the Normandy invasionOriginal 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