Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe United Republic of credited with having served his

credited with having served his country in England and France

engraver marked "ANDRIEU F

for I have become like an animal with no true life or reasoning power

" and marked "GESETZL

the British armoured cruisers HMS Hogue

Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe United Republic of credited with having served his(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