About a decade ago I wanted a real, smokable, German hunter’s pipe, to use with my Ruger No 1 Light Sporter in the woods of Spout Spring Hollow while deer stalking. I do much more ruminating on rocks, than stalking, about days gone by. My family has owned twenty acres of standing hardwood timber in Cedar County, a half mile South of our 300 acre home place, since 1876. I am only the caretaker of it during my time, as I am this high quality German hunter’s pipe.
Every part of the bowl and fittings on this West German pipe is made of highly figured briar. It holds an enormous amount of tobacco, and is an excellent, cool, sweet smoker. The previous owner didn’t smoke it all the way down, so near the end of my long smoke it tastes like sweet, well cured briar.
The bit and top mount to the elm shank are made of Buffalo horn. You turn the bowl on the elm shank to where the pipe hangs comfortably. The wind cap and other metal parts seem to be nickel silver.
It is branded DBGM. The makers were proud of it. It was likely bought by a soldier stationed far from home, and somehow sold on eBay for not a lot of money.
Part of the fun of pipe smoking is owning a few unusual pipes, and this one has scratched my itch for a German hunter’s pipe.
I also take my Bose headphones while I’m deer stalking, in Spout Spring Hollow, and sit on a rock and listen to music of the same vintage as this old West German pipe.
LONELY RIVER RHINE
Darrel McCall version 1960
That was a follow on song to Fraulein, and we sang them both when I was growing up hillbilly.
Every part of the bowl and fittings on this West German pipe is made of highly figured briar. It holds an enormous amount of tobacco, and is an excellent, cool, sweet smoker. The previous owner didn’t smoke it all the way down, so near the end of my long smoke it tastes like sweet, well cured briar.
The bit and top mount to the elm shank are made of Buffalo horn. You turn the bowl on the elm shank to where the pipe hangs comfortably. The wind cap and other metal parts seem to be nickel silver.
It is branded DBGM. The makers were proud of it. It was likely bought by a soldier stationed far from home, and somehow sold on eBay for not a lot of money.
Part of the fun of pipe smoking is owning a few unusual pipes, and this one has scratched my itch for a German hunter’s pipe.
I also take my Bose headphones while I’m deer stalking, in Spout Spring Hollow, and sit on a rock and listen to music of the same vintage as this old West German pipe.
LONELY RIVER RHINE
Darrel McCall version 1960
That was a follow on song to Fraulein, and we sang them both when I was growing up hillbilly.
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