Item Description
Original Items: Unissued. Straight from the crate! Or in this case, the original stamped and heavy paper packaging, which is marked Hier öffnen, or "Open here" on one end. The bottom of that end of the packaging shows a clear Reichsadler raised stamp, so these were most likely intended for military use, probably for officers. The boxes each contain 100 pre-rolled zigarettenhülsen (cigarette tubes), which have thicker paper at one end with "filter plugs" inside. These are nothing like modern filters, and look to just be small wads of paper that do not even go all the way across the tube.
Each box is labeled 100 Stück (100 pieces) on the top, with the makers name and logo easily visible:
ALTESSE - SPEZIAL
100 STÜCK - ZIGARETTEN HÜLSEN
ORIGINAL WIENER ERZEUGNIS
ZIGARETTENHÜLSEN
This translates to:
Altesse - Special
100 Pieces - Cigarette tubes
Original Viennese product
Cigarette tubes
There are also guarantees / slogans on the two longer sides of each box, which read:
ES EIGNEN SICH AUCH BILLIGE TABAKE ZUM STOPFEN DIESER ZIGARETTENHÜLSEN, MARK „ALTESSE“, WEIL DER FILTERPFROPFEN DIE SCHÄRFE DES TABAKS MILDERT.
DIE FILGERPROPFEN DIESER ZIGARETTENHÜLSEN, MARK „ALTESSE“, HABEN SICH SCHON SEIT 2 JAHRZEHNTEN BEWÄHRT.
These translate roughly to:
Cheap tobaccos are also suitable for stuffing these cigarette tubes, Mark “Altesse”, because the filter plug softens the sharpness of the tobacco.
The filter plugs of these cigarette tubes, mark “Altesse”, have proven themselves for two decades.
Each tube itself measures 70mm (2 3/4") in length, and 7mm (0.28" in diameter, while the box measures about 5 7/8"L x 3 7/8"W x 1 1/8"H.
A great bit of German WWII militaria, perfect for adding that extra bit of authenticity to a display!
NOTE: This listening is for ONE box of 100 rolling papers ONLY. The pictured outer packaging is not included or available for sale. We do NOT recommend that these be used, as we have no idea what is actually in the "filters" advertised on the box.
- This product is available for international shipping. Shipping not available to: Australia, France, or Germany
- Due to legal restrictions this item cannot be shipped to Australia, France or Germany. This is not a comprehensive list and other countries may be added in the future.
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