WW2 Rusticated Boxwood Pipe

[rigmedic1]

I wanted to post this because of a post by another member regarding a pipe he thought was a homemade rustication. This pipe was allegedly one of a box full of pipes recovered from a railroad depot in Germany. These were apparently supposed to be for the troops from their commander, which was never delivered:

 

[dulgunz]

An SS pipe? I have heard rumors that Hitler smoked a pipe as well. Very nice find with a lot of history to it!!

 

[rigmedic1]

Yes, there is a very tiny SS stamped on the underside of the shank.

 

[dulgunz]

Can't image "recovering" a box full of pipes like that! I would be torn with; Do I turn these in for pieces of History or do I keep them all to myself and not say a word!

 

[tbradsim1]

Rig are those wooden stems?

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

Can not read German, but I do know that Reichsfuhrer SS was the personal title of Heinrich Himmler from 1929 until the end of the war. Very interesting piece.

 

[seacaptain]

Interesting as Nazi Germany led the first anti-tobacco campaign and heavily regulated smoking in public. The Nazi's really were the tobacco Nazi's.

 

[papipeguy]

Fascinating piece of history. Is that a Beechwood stem?

 

[tuold]

Fascinating. Yes, that is very similar to my pipe. The craftsmanship on yours is a step up, I think. The metal ring on mine is very corroded. It may have been more shiney back in the day.
Thanks for posting your pipe and bring some history to light!

 

[ejames]

Cool pipes! I'd like to see one of those up close. I have a thing about WW2 era non-brair pipes.