Incredible Spanish-American War U.S.S. Maine Gutta Percha Tobacco Pipe- Patented June 7, 1898 Lanchester SMG The fuse is unable to

The fuse is unable to be dated or identified properly due to a series of “X” stamps going across the nomenclature markings

Harry Edwin Leslie who was a fighter pilot assigned to Fighter Squadron VF-29 during World War Two

The body of the cap meets a band of another material seamed only at the back and stiffened with leather

and along either side of the front closure is lined in tan-colored cotton

fully marked ready to display

Incredible Spanish-American War U.S.S. Maine Gutta Percha Tobacco Pipe- Patented June 7, 1898 Lanchester SMG The fuse is unable toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is quite an amazing find! An original Spanish American War commemorative tobacco smoking pipe in the molded shape of the U. S. S. Maine! We have been in the militaria field for a very long time, and this is the very first one of these that we have ever seen! It is certainly amazing that something this fragile has remained in such impeccable condition over the last 120+ years. The stem of the pipe is made of