P pdees Registered Joined 13 Jun 2021 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 13 Jun 2021 #1 Received from my Uncle's estate. He was a WWII Pacific deployed US Marine. Was involved in Iwo Jima and Saipan actions. Any thoughts on authenticity? Attachments Japanese Flag leather corner.webp 106.1 KB · Views: 219 Japanese Flag leather corner2.webp 101.9 KB · Views: 204 Japanese Flag.webp 51.4 KB · Views: 161
Received from my Uncle's estate. He was a WWII Pacific deployed US Marine. Was involved in Iwo Jima and Saipan actions. Any thoughts on authenticity?
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,317 Reaction score 9,444 13 Jun 2021 #2 Seems likely that it's a real flag he picked up during his service.
nice gaijin Resident Realist Moderator Donor Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Aug 2005 Messages 7,316 Reaction score 3,727 15 Jun 2021 #3 Even the authentic ones are souvenirs.
