A nice example of a original 

World War One

Imperial German Army Issue

'KronPrinz'

Boxed Pipe Kit

(Tabak-Pfeife)

uncovered recently in Belgium on the former

Ypres Salient of 1914-18

 

Complete with a 

1914-dated 5 Reichspfennig coin 

found within, the attractive cardboard box includes the wooden

pipe bowls, which would then be affixed, Tyrolean style, to disposable stems that were

bought separately from the German Troop's own mess or field (PK) shop.

The large pipe bowl retains its protective wind-flap, 

which offered an additional security in stopping the smoker's sparks 

being observed from the British Trenches.

(We originally thought it was a box of two pipes but we 

are indebted to a kind eBayer who sent us the following message: )

You have one pipe here, not two.
The pipe bowl (with wind cap) fits into the left hand socket (as pictured) of the lower section.
The lower section is a spit trap.
The stem with mouth piece fits into the right hand socket.

Measuring approx 5.5" x 1.5" x 1.75"  

and produced in Thuringia, Germany, 

the cardboard carton, which is in remarkable condition

and completely undamaged, features an image of

The Imperial German Crown Prince

on one side and a Landser (Soldier) on the other

and with the Imperial German double-headed eagle on the top flap.

 

Still retaining much of the original packing paper within, this wee kit 

is a lovely surviving & personal item from

The German Ypres Salient of the Great War..