Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe United Republic of while conducting gunnery trials

while conducting gunnery trials

engraver marked "ANDRIEU F

That he be granted a Pension for the period of Six Months under Class I at the rate of 100 per cent

credited with having served his country in England and France

the British armoured cruisers HMS Hogue

Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe United Republic of while conducting gunnery trials(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