Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag with Telescoping Staff - 39" x 31" colts The lining to the peak

The lining to the peak visor cap shows just light use and the celluloid diamond is intact

The iron barrel is inlaid with silver in foliage and decorative designs

1918 where he joined the 122nd Infantry then moved to the 329th Infantry until leaving France on September 23rd

A most compelling memento of Trench Warfare that saw service in the Great War

Large US is embossed on the holster flap

Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag with Telescoping Staff - 39" x 31" colts The lining to the peakOriginal 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 very good condition and is still attached to its original telescoping bamboo pole. It looks to be made of the usual rayon cloth, with the red "sun"