Garandrew Posted May 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 10, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 10, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 10, 2020 Hello Garandrew- That is a nice collection of flags as shown in the images. I can see what appears to be a Nazi podium banner/flag, a Japanese good luck signed flag, a Japanese national flag , a Japanese battle flag and a signed/captured Japanese national flag. Are these flags in your collection? If so, are you able to take closer, clearer images of the signed/captured Japanese national flag and some of the different signatures? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted May 10, 2020 Yes I can tomorrow I will get better pics it’s signed by a US artillery unit I believe Chicago guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted May 11, 2020 Posting some but some pics I can’t adjust to small size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 11, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 11, 2020 Man! How I appreciate another flag guy!!! No worries; post when you can. Your navy battle flag looks full size; how large is that? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted May 11, 2020 1.5-2.5 so about 8 foot and I posted pics of the Japanese flag separately same page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted May 11, 2020 Posted 2 pics let me tru here too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fortunes Of War Posted May 11, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 11, 2020 I am familiar with the 124th F.A. as I was doing some similar research on F.A. units attached to the 33rd Division during the War. The 124th fought on New Guinea and Luzon, P.I. It's often tough to get a real detailed batch of information on these F.A. units as many of them were attached to larger units that were deemed to be "much more important" to the history writers post-war (sad but true!) It's always key when you have a captured/signed Japanese or Nazi flag to make sure that the signatures are written in fountain pen (no ball point pens available at the time), and to be sure that the signatures appear to have been written in different hands. There was a "run" on unit signed capture flags in the recent past and many if not all were signed with Sharpie or similar writing device. Thank you for taking the time to post the flag and for giving me the dimensions of your other naval flag; very cool! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted May 11, 2020 Thank you and I think this is original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted May 11, 2020 Note this armband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 11, 2020 Share #12 Posted May 11, 2020 That definitely looks like fountain pen from here. More often than not, you see the signatures with that sort of, "spreading out" of the ink, due to wicking from the material. I forgot to include the insignia from the 124th F.A. earlier, so here it is. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted May 11, 2020 Thanks I’m sure it’s good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted May 11, 2020 Great crest! Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 11, 2020 Share #15 Posted May 11, 2020 You are welcome! Interesting discussion and a great flag collection! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted May 11, 2020 I have a British Naval flag too, just unreadable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted May 12, 2020 I have a British Naval flag too, just unreadable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted May 12, 2020 Thick bunting and rope with hooks. Unreadable 5 foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 12, 2020 Share #19 Posted May 12, 2020 Garandrew- Wow, another amazing looking flag! Where do you display all of these flags, especially the larger ones? I am jealous for whatever room that you have.........! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share #20 Posted May 12, 2020 It’s a vault we built but the KM flags are folded over in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 13, 2020 Share #21 Posted May 13, 2020 Garandrew- That is all really nice. I would love to have the room to display my long Japanese nobori. Some of them are over 40 feet long. A few years ago, the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts located at the Florida Institute of Technology did a display of a number of my flags and banners. I would guess that not since the War had those banners been hung; parts of the facility have really high ceilings. Along with the many, many good luck flags and other wartime related send-off items, it made quite a display. To ever have that kind of flag display room again would indicate that had died and gone to heaven! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandrew Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted May 13, 2020 Wow! Like Nazi party banners too big to display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted May 13, 2020 Share #23 Posted May 13, 2020 Yes, exactly! The picture that comes to my mine would be the huge, long ones displayed at Nuremberg and elsewhere. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fortunes Of War Posted May 13, 2020 Share #25 Posted May 13, 2020 Probably the best thing to do with German and German related items is to begin a thread or post over on the TR side of the website; this site is for Japanese items. The "Moderator" may move this over there anyway....... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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