Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid German Documents & Books The crossguard has an open

The crossguard has an open winged eagle which looks to the viewer's right

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

Data plate nicely marked:

Almost no wear can be seen

this club was designed to have good balance

Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid German Documents & Books The crossguard has an openOriginal 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