Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid German Documents & Books These battles are ingrained in

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

which looks brand new

with no moth damage that we can see on the exterior

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

One of the fingers is a separate piece of leather

Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid German Documents & Books These battles are ingrained inOriginal 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