It's nice to have friends that care for your hobbies (thank you brother). Yesterday I received this baby, from a friend of mine that visited a region in central Europe called Bucovina ... traditionally a region of the former Austro-Hungarian empire inhabited by Romanians, Ukrainians, Cossacks, Jews and some Polish minorities ... and frankly this has a bit of heritage look from all the above mentioned. My first impression was that it is a souvenir pipe, like one of those hammer and sickle pipes one buys in Moscow, especially judging from the metal inner lining. I did stick it in my mouth and it has a wonderful draw to it, and the metal pieces inside can be easily removed. The wood is a nice cherry (super grain and color), with the stem being something less durable, I am assuming linden. It can't be taken apart, so cleaning would be quite a challenge, but that draft ... very tempting. I don't get the wind cap, it has no holes in it, but the pipe draws well with the lid shut as well. At the end of the day ... what is it? It resembles a Tyroliche, but it's not, it sort of reminds me of the wax cherry pipes gipsy women used to smoke when I was a kid in the country side, but it's far more elaborate, the shape is somewhat Cossack as per renown paintings but the curvature doesn't fit, so what is it? More importantly, it's definitely neat for the collection, but would you smoke it? 
