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jhuggett
BoB's Pioneer & Founding Father
Age : 36
Joined : 09 Dec 2007
Posts : 1957
Tobacco : Davidoff Flake Medallions
Pipe : Sara Eltang Christmas Pipe
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Justpipes
The Duke
Age : 50
Joined : 17 Dec 2007
Posts : 3716
Location : American by birth, Southern by the grace of God!
Tobacco : John Middleton Walnut, Prince Albert, GLP Cumberland, Recently Exhausted Rooster.
Pipe : Brissetts, Kaywoodies in variations of the billiard and dublin shape.
|  Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit  Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:55 pm | |
| That is really is cool! I wonder if the British military issued something like that in the early days the way our military issued Lucky Strikes...........nah! Well, maybe.
I had an early Kaywoodie in that shape that I gifted to someone and it was a fine smoker!
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Puff Daddy
bIG bAD vOODO dADDY
Age : 44
Joined : 09 Dec 2007
Posts : 1218
Location : South of heaven
Tobacco : Yes
Pipe : Thank you!
| | Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:19 pm | |
| I've been lusting after one of those too. Very cool! 
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ftrplt
Age : 62
Joined : 15 Dec 2007
Posts : 528
Location : Split between Raleigh, NC and OKC, OK
| | Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:25 pm | |
| | Occasionall one of the old WWII Dunhill pipe kits shows up on EBay. Not the greatest pipe in the world, but still a DH!! FTRPLT |
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Mr_Houston
Joined : 28 Jan 2008
Posts : 53
Location : Houston, TX
| | Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:02 pm | |
| | I have a buddy that works at a pipe shop and has a Dunhill WWII field kit with pipe and lighter. Never been smoked. I know that he's been looking to sell it, if anyone is interested. |
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Centurian 803
Age : 58
Joined : 10 Sep 2008
Posts : 162
Location : Oak Ridge, TN
Tobacco : Gatlin Burley
Pipe : GBD Canadian
| | Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:07 pm | |
| I could be wrong but it seems like I read somewhere that the military stem was designed as a fix to the problem of soldiers breaking the stems on their pipes. They carried their pipes with the stem stuck down through the belt and frequently broke them when sitting or climbing,
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Bulldog Bruce
Age : 55
Joined : 23 Mar 2008
Posts : 223
Location : Pocatello, Idaho
| | Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:09 am | |
| The military stem, also known as the army mount and military bit, was indeed designed to decrease the risk of soldiers breaking either the stem, or worse, the shank, of their pipes. there seems to be quite a lot of confusion about whether it was developed during the British Empires occupation of India, where soldiers stuck their pipes in there belts while marching, or while mounted as cavalry, in which case one could very easily snap the shank or stem while mounting, dismounting, or at a gallop. Some contend it was developed during World War 1, so troops in the trenches could quickly break their pipe down in order to go 'over the top', or while taking cover from incoming, and reassemble while still hot without causing a loose fit. I can only assume that someone much more educated in pipe lore could probably jump in and let us know. Rad? Mabey the D P G?
Bd
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Justpipes
The Duke
Age : 50
Joined : 17 Dec 2007
Posts : 3716
Location : American by birth, Southern by the grace of God!
Tobacco : John Middleton Walnut, Prince Albert, GLP Cumberland, Recently Exhausted Rooster.
Pipe : Brissetts, Kaywoodies in variations of the billiard and dublin shape.
| | Subject: Re: Dunhill Military Kit Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:34 pm | |
| | Bulldog Bruce wrote: | The military stem, also known as the army mount and military bit, was indeed designed to decrease the risk of soldiers breaking either the stem, or worse, the shank, of their pipes. there seems to be quite a lot of confusion about whether it was developed during the British Empires occupation of India, where soldiers stuck their pipes in there belts while marching, or while mounted as cavalry, in which case one could very easily snap the shank or stem while mounting, dismounting, or at a gallop. Some contend it was developed during World War 1, so troops in the trenches could quickly break their pipe down in order to go 'over the top', or while taking cover from incoming, and reassemble while still hot without causing a loose fit. I can only assume that someone much more educated in pipe lore could probably jump in and let us know. Rad? Mabey the D P G?
Bd
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That is very interesting Bruce!
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