Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag With Telescoping Bamboo Pole - 30" x 38" Receiver Top Cover having most of the original

having most of the original crossgrain

brown buttons like on the M-1943

these diminutive “Ballila” pieces were also fitted with an equally small folding bayonet at the end of their 14-inch barrel

however it has been shortened to a "gunfighter friendly" 5"

Our example we believe was made in 1855 prior to Calisher

Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag With Telescoping Bamboo Pole - 30" x 38" Receiver Top Cover having most of the originalOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a rare World War II Japanese pilots bail out survival meatball float flag. The flag is constructed of silk with a stitched and stuffed buoyant border to assist in the flotation of the flag on the water for a Japanese pilot who crashed in the sea. The flag is in fair condition with some heavy creasing and minor tearing as shown, and retains the original telescoping bamboo pole. It looks to be made of the usual