LG Antique German Soldier 1899 Porcelain Regimental Pipe For Sale

LG Antique German Soldier 1899 Porcelain Regimental Pipe. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Offered for your offers is a Regimental German Porcelain Pipe that was once owned by Reservist Luckenbach as a memorial to his service with the 7th Co. 97th Infantry Regiment between the years 1899 and 1901. The overall length is 63 inches and breaks down into 3 pieces. Materials used in construction are stag horn, amber, and what appears to ebony. In a center dice shaped cube are fastened the regimental numbers. There is also a large ornate brass plaque bearing patriotic mottos with lots of colorful cord and tassels. Sometime in its 120 year life, somebody glued the pipe bowl into the pipe body. The flexible tubing is reinforced with electrical tape. The bowl cover is a miniature Pickelhube. This pipe is a great example being sold for $235. Currently, an example on E-bay, which is not much better, is being offered for $675.Sorry for the high shipping price,but the parcel is long and wide, the last pipe I mailed to Texas cost $41.00