Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Lots of Writing - 27” x 37” Antique Guns so the barrel is most

so the barrel is most likely a replacement made by Établissement Delaunay-Belleville

The frame itself is definitely from the earliest production

with fully intact finish

MKIII Reproduction

plans were already in motion for an even simpler redesign for new production lines that were not already set up to make the MkIM This new design involved a much simpler squared rear receiver

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Lots of Writing - 27” x 37” Antique Guns so the barrel is mostOriginal Item: One of a kind. Original Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military auction. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck for Bravery". It has a LOT of writing on it in various different styles, so this was definitely done by many people. It is most likely signed with the names of many friends and family, along with messages. Some of the writing is in semi cursive gysho (), and