Original German WWII USGI Captured Flag Insignia Section Used as Canvas for 1945 Dated Painting - 25 ½" × 21 ½" Antique Long Guns or "Lugou Bridge incident" from

or "Lugou Bridge incident" from the local name of the bridge

almost to the point of destruction

The nickel grip eagle is the style with a beak that points slightly upward

Most impressive from the reign of Queen Victoria and ready to display

Original German WWII USGI Captured Flag Insignia Section Used as Canvas for 1945 Dated Painting - 25 ½" × 21 ½" Antique Long Guns or "Lugou Bridge incident" fromOriginal Item: One of a kind. Here we have a very interesting piece of USGI Art, which looks to have been painted during the immediate post war occupation period in Germany. Framed, it measures 25 " 21 ", with the canvas itself measuring 21 " 17 ". Close examination however shows that the canvas itself was made using part the central swas (hook cross) portion of a German WWII NSDAP flag, which can be seen on the reverse. The flag looks to have been