Original Imperial Japanese WWII Signed Print of Navy Flying Ace Saburō Sakai by Lon Ortega - 16 x 20” MG 34 Ammo Storage and the M21 officially served

and the M21 officially served as the main Army sniper rifle from 1975 to 1988 until the introduction of the M24

and all the correct issue markings

learned of the war's end from a German officer waving a white flag

and the bottom two of the four clips has broken off

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Signed Print of Navy Flying Ace Saburō Sakai by Lon Ortega - 16 x 20” MG 34 Ammo Storage and the M21 officially servedOriginal Item. Only One Available. Saburo Sakai was born in Saga, Japan into a family of samurai ancestry but made a living as farmers. Sakai's father passed away when he was 11. He joined the Japanese Navy on 31 May 1933 when he was 16. Upon graduation, he served as a turret gunner aboard battleship Kirishima. In 1936, he left Kirishima to join the pilot training program. He graduated first in has class in 1937 as a carrier pilot (although he never