Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 35” x 28” Brunswick Rifle New M1911A1 pistols were given

New M1911A1 pistols were given a parkerized metal finish instead of bluing

There are some slight crossgrain scratches on the blade as well

The bottom of the kettle has Christofles stamping and hallmarks

SPECIFICATION M446a

as well as a faint number 16

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 35” x 28” Brunswick Rifle New M1911A1 pistols were givenOriginal 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