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Unusual find pt 2

I found an unusual pipe online today. It was an impulse purchase I guess, even though it is rough. For $15, why not, eh? These are the sellers pictures, not mine, so I guess I can't 100% determine condition until it's here, but it appears the stem is rough and there is a band or sleeve or something missing on the shank. I am thinking about taking a page from the WW1 playbook and make this an "army mount" pipe if I can flare on my 45-70 casings to the right diameter to slide over the shank.

Anyone know what was originally supposed to go there? I assume it was a metal ring of some sort.

The stem also needs some love, but maybe I'll have it sent out for that.
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I think you packed it loose, only held together by the string and put it back in the evening at the camp/hunting lodge for a smoke.

I never had one in my hands and the ones with the porcelain bowl look not really functional at all but they were a thing around 1900.
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