Flag Inscription

[Ed]

Picked up a nice IJN Flag.  Found this writing in a corner. I would be interested to know what it says.  Sure it is an easy read for those who read Japanese, I do not.

 

Thanks,

Ed

 

 

[Ray Singer]

Looks like なが と (Nagato).

[Ed]

Hey Ray,

That is what I suspected but wasn't sure of the reading.  This flag reportedly was the Bridge Flag from the Nagato.  I was told it was smuggled of the ship right before or at the time of it's surrender and at some point given to a Japanese gentleman from Texas by the name of Bill Nagase.  The man I got it from said he had a letter with all the details given to him by Nagase, but it has been misplaced over the years. ???

 

Thanks for the confirmation.

[vajo]

Ed i was reading that several flags from the Battleship Nagato where confiscated. Is that one of the smaller flags?

[DRDave]

Hey Ray,

That is what I suspected but wasn't sure of the reading.  This flag reportedly was the Bridge Flag from the Nagato.  I was told it was smuggled of the ship right before or at the time of it's surrender and at some point given to a Japanese gentleman from Texas by the name of Bill Nagase.  The man I got it from said he had a letter with all the details given to him by Nagase, but it has been misplaced over the years. ???

 

Thanks for the confirmation.

 

RIP Bill Nagase.  I worked with him on the F16 program at GD for many years, and it was Bill that got me interested in Japanese swords.  I miss him.  

 

Bill at 17 years of age

[Ed]

Dave, Thanks for the info.

[Ed]

Chris,

Yes, this flag is approximately 58" X 32".

[Guest]

Didn't we recently have a thread about a huge flag from the Nagato?

[Ed]

Yep: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/26287-battleship-flag/?hl=nagato&do=findComment&comment=265508