Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid German Documents & Books One of the fingers is

One of the fingers is a separate piece of leather

These battles are ingrained in the Marines’ collective consciousness from the first days of boot camp

this club was designed to have good balance

but it would make sense that a pilot would have one of these before the invention of the actual blast protection goggles

Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid German Documents & Books One of the fingers isOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This was just acquired from a collector at a large military collection. This is a very nice Imperial German WWI Textured steel Cigarette case, with a wonderful Iron Cross 1914 device attached to the lid. There are no maker marking that we can see, but it definitely features high quality German construction. It has a locking latch on the lid, and the blued interior has the original cigarette retaining springs still present