Pipes

Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

I remember reading somewhere, that the Peterson Army pipes were pretty stout and the stem could be removed while the pipe was still hot without causing damage. Ken

If I recall correctly,

Soldiers in the trenches during the war often had to pull their pipes apart in a hurry, this led to many a broken tenon. The standard field repair was to fit the head end of a shell casing to the stem and work the shoulder and neck of the casing so it would fit the mortice. Not only did this make the pipe once again usable, but offered the advantage of being able to quickly break it down and stuff it in a pocket without further breakage.

Having returned from the war these pipes were still smoked, and caught the eye of many pipe smokers and makers, Dunhill, Peterson and other manufactures stared making pipes that looked like these and called them either Military or Spigot mounted. Both designs can be broke down while hot with little fear of breakage.