Original U.S. WWI Framed Portrait of Officer Painted by German Prisoner of War Dated 1919 - 8½ x 13½” German Edged Weapons the Civil War Museum of

the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia was a monument to those who fought to preserve the United States in the face of rebellion

They may have been the unit leader

which has removed almost all of the original black finish

It incorporated a simple but very strong joint between the barrel and the receiver

however with the cannon that was not necessary

Original U.S. WWI Framed Portrait of Officer Painted by German Prisoner of War Dated 1919 - 8½ x 13½” German Edged Weapons the Civil War Museum ofOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely painted ovular portrait of Lieutenant Paul Cairnes Hunter, 304th Stevedore Regiment, QMC. The back of the frame notes that the portrait was painted by a German POW. The portrait is signed and dated in the corner, Olipps Frk. 1919, likely the rank and name of the German Prisoner of War who painted it. The frame measures 8 x 13 and is in great shape. The inscription on the back of the frame reads: Lt. Paul