Reserve whistle infantry Strasbourg 1900-1902

Lot 9371 limit € 260

Pipe shaft with hose piece, decorated turned and carved elements (among others made of horn, wood, antler crown), pipe bowl sculpted on the side, reservist and civilian as well as imperial portrait of Wilhelm II on the back. "Long live the field", "Hubert Mertens souvenir from brother-in-law Hubert bd 5. Inf. Rgt. N. 172 Strassburg 1900/02", pipe cover in the shape of a helmet, pipe bowl L approx. 16 cm, pipe L approx. 143 cm, signature on the lower pipe bowl, unchecked, signs of age and wear (among other things, the pipe bowl is slightly damaged in the areas with relief work), from a private reservist's pipe collection