Original Imperial German WWI Kaiserliche Marine Painted Souvenir Paddle Oar with Braided Ropes - Reservist Ziuk Russian Uniforms maker marked on the bottom

maker marked on the bottom with a BAUSCHER / WEIDEN logo surrounding the companies B/W trademark

when the German invaders had settled into the city

They used imagery that tugged at heartstrings

All brass has a lovely aged patina

the bottom plate of which is delicately fretted out in typical ethnic designs

Original Imperial German WWI Kaiserliche Marine Painted Souvenir Paddle Oar with Braided Ropes - Reservist Ziuk Russian Uniforms maker marked on the bottomOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very attractive hand painted Imperial German naval reservist souvenir paddle made for, or by, a sailor named Ziuk of the Kaiserliche Marine. Measuring 36 long, it is decorated with Imperial German tricolor bands, a painted warship and lighthouse scene, patriotic flags, personal inscriptions, and carefully braided ropework. The shaft is painted toward the head with a tricolor band of the Imperial German flag,