Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gefreiter Pastel in Period Frame Featured Item equivalent

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This Heer (Army) example has a nice hilt

The rear shows a maker marking and Waffenamt

The wood grips are solid

[ Firing a powerfully loaded Italian version of the widely distributed 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gefreiter Pastel in Period Frame Featured Item equivalentOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a beautifully done pastel of an unknown German Luftwaffe Gefreiter (private first class). The pastel itself measures 10. 5" x 14. 5" and when mounted in the frame it measures 16. 5" x 21"5. The colors are vibrant and the eyes feel alive, the quality is close to that of a colorized photograph, the arias was clearly very talented. The frame has seen better days. it has a glass glaze and the backing easily removed it