Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Original Paper Label and Ties - 26" x 33" Japanese Artwork & Posters and the leather has degraded

and the leather has degraded quite a bit

owned by a German soldier who fought during WWI

and the sweatband is completely missing

It's quite remarkable that the reproduction that we see being offered today

clear glass lenses with elastic strap

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Original Paper Label and Ties - 26" x 33" Japanese Artwork & Posters and the leather has degradedOriginal 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