Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun War Flag - 36" x 44 ½" German Army Heer Size seems to be about

Size seems to be about a 7 1/4 - 7 3/8 (58-59cm)

the very unusual barrel mark of 24 almost certainly refer to a regimental number

Mechanically in very good condition

the wood overall is as hard as iron

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun War Flag - 36" x 44 ½" German Army Heer Size seems to be aboutOriginal 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