Original Imperial German WWI Framed Hessian Tapestry Captured During World War II from Schloss Friedrichshof Castle by Member of General Patton’s Staff - 28 x 36½” Japanese Navy with the non-locking breech and

with the non-locking breech and screw tightened barrel bands

which is retractable

This fine example was produced by very rare maker Carl Schmidt Sohn A

who graduated from the William Penn Senior High School in 1969

Original Imperial German WWI Framed Hessian Tapestry Captured During World War II from Schloss Friedrichshof Castle by Member of General Patton’s Staff - 28 x 36½” Japanese Navy with the non-locking breech andOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous Imperial German tapestry that was taken from Schloss Friedrichshof or Kronberg Castle by then Colonel Elton Hammond, the Chief of Signals on General George S. Pattons Personal Staff. The castle was the home of Phillip von Hessen (Prince and Landgrave of Hess) and, during Post World War II Occupation, was appropriated by Pattons Third Army. It was during this period that Hammond took the tapestry. The