Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag with Telescoping Staff - 30" x 39" German Badges & Signs Deficiencies with the LCE were

Deficiencies with the LCE were immediately realized once fielded in the tropical climates of Vietnam

leaving a white colored residue under the glass

while the guard and other units received the trapdoor

The scabbard is unfortunately missing on this example

and the barrel extension are marked with assembly number 441

Original Japanese WWII Pilot Bail Out Float Flag with Telescoping Staff - 30" x 39" German Badges & Signs Deficiencies with the LCE wereOriginal 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"