Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction Archive crafted in bronze with black

crafted in bronze with black enamels

including its leather liner and chin strap

1925-1935 Issue

a HJ postcard

a souvenir from my training as a Naval Pilot

Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction Archive crafted in bronze with black(Reservistenpfeife). A personalized and finely detailed reservists commemorative pipe, constructed of a glazed white porcelain shaft, topped by a retractable silvered bronze lid in the form of a Pickelhaube, the exterior bearing hand painted scenes documenting the life of a reservist, including uniform issue, guard duty, fraternizing with fellow personnel, and returning home, with the illustrations surrounded by text descriptions of the scene, a unit