Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Corner Reinforcements - 23" x 36" Swords Because the Lebel was the

Because the Lebel was the world's first small bore military rifle using an efficient smokeless powder cartridge

Original Items: One-of-a-kind-Set

was due in large measure to the efforts of the Navy's Women's Advisory Council

Inset into the top is a very nice German WWII Era NSDAP (NSDAP) Party Enameled Badge Pin

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Corner Reinforcements - 23" x 36" Swords Because the Lebel was theOriginal 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