Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction An absolutely mint and unissued

An absolutely mint and unissued matching set of Wehrmacht Panzer Unteroffizier rank shoulder boards

the image measuring 80 mm (w) x 130 mm (h) and pasted to a multi-layer off-white card stock backer

Hauptmann (captain) Heinz Emmerling (1910-1977)

measuring 148 mm (w) x 105 mm (h)

the image overlaid by Mahlke’s signature in blue ink

Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction An absolutely mint and unissued(Reservistenpfeife). A personalized and finely detailed reservists commemorative pipe, constructed of a glazed white porcelain shaft, topped by a retractable silvered bronze lid in the form of a Pickelhaube, the exterior bearing hand painted scenes documenting the life of a reservist, including uniform issue, guard duty, fraternizing with fellow personnel, and returning home, with the illustrations surrounded by text descriptions of the scene, a unit