Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction This example has early brass

This example has early brass fittings and is a solid great looking example

He served as a pilot and pilot instructor during the Second World War

six of which have a screwback

the image overlaid by Mahlke’s signature in blue ink

An absolutely mint and unissued matching set of Wehrmacht Panzer Unteroffizier rank shoulder boards

Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction This example has early brass(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