Hello All:
This is my first post, so please bear with me. I have a LARGE battle flag that was given to me years ago by an uncle who got it at the end of the war from a grateful Japanese man (I assume ex-sailor since I think the flag is an Admiral's flag). So, there is no known history on this flag.
I would like to post a photo, but I am not enabled by the site to do that. I can send one to anybody that would like to see what I am trying to describe. I am not interested in selling this, I just want to know what I really have so I can quit guessing. To me it is a family heirloom not to part with.
DESCRIPTION
The flag measures 13' x 8'5" and has the rising sun with a red line at the top of the flag. I understand it is at the top and not the bottom since I have seen this flag at the USS Yorktown in Charleston, SC. It seems to be made of a canvas-type material and now has faded a little. The red is still very nice but the white is now a little on the yellow side.
It is such a large flag I am not sure how to display it. Currently, I have it folded and covered in a closet. I want to protect it properly and also would like to display it properly, and of course down the road pass it on, along with a rifle and small sword that he came home with. I think it is a shame to have this hidden in a closet.
I would appreciate any insight on this flag.
This is my first post, so please bear with me. I have a LARGE battle flag that was given to me years ago by an uncle who got it at the end of the war from a grateful Japanese man (I assume ex-sailor since I think the flag is an Admiral's flag). So, there is no known history on this flag.
I would like to post a photo, but I am not enabled by the site to do that. I can send one to anybody that would like to see what I am trying to describe. I am not interested in selling this, I just want to know what I really have so I can quit guessing. To me it is a family heirloom not to part with.
DESCRIPTION
The flag measures 13' x 8'5" and has the rising sun with a red line at the top of the flag. I understand it is at the top and not the bottom since I have seen this flag at the USS Yorktown in Charleston, SC. It seems to be made of a canvas-type material and now has faded a little. The red is still very nice but the white is now a little on the yellow side.
It is such a large flag I am not sure how to display it. Currently, I have it folded and covered in a closet. I want to protect it properly and also would like to display it properly, and of course down the road pass it on, along with a rifle and small sword that he came home with. I think it is a shame to have this hidden in a closet.
I would appreciate any insight on this flag.
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