The traditional weapon of the Irish for many centuries has been the solid wood club we all know as a "SHILLELAGH"
and Bickerath and were fighting for Kesternich when Gerd von Rundstedt launched his counteroffensive in the Monschau area
Original Black tunic features two large breast pockets and two side pockets as well as epaulettes all secured with county marked uniform silver colored buttons bearing the county device
Half the hilt and all the cross guard are made of heavy silver
It has it's original black oil cloth liner with adjustment cord and sprung webbing chinstrap all of which are completely intact
Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Army War Flag (28 in x 34) French Ordnance The traditional weapon of theOriginal 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). This is a silk single panel rising sun flag that