Original U.S. Vietnam War Captured Vietcong Flag with War Trophy Registration Paperwork - 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron - 16” x 34” Conflict with a scroll beneath which

with a scroll beneath which reads “In Treue Fest” (Steadfast In Loyalty)

Close inspection however confirms that it is undoubtedly one of the Remington conversions

the Bushmasters were chosen to attack the island of Tanegashima to capture the island's air warning stations two days prior to the Allied assault on Kyūshū

out of the war until after Pearl Harbor

It still retains the original German maker information on the left data plate:

Original U.S. Vietnam War Captured Vietcong Flag with War Trophy Registration Paperwork - 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron - 16” x 34” Conflict with a scroll beneath whichOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is one of the greatest Vietcong flags we have ever offered, as it comes with a War Trophy Registration form naming it to Major Peter King Dubay of the 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. This cotton flag measures 34 inches wide by 16 inches tall and is a three piece construction with silk. A very nicely constructed flag with period stitching, this is not one of the cheap tourist or reproduction type flags that