Take a look: are these pipes worth a darn?

[Emperor Zurg]

Always kinda wanted a strait, unfiltered military mount pipe. Can't seem to find one anywhere... well I found a Dunhill but that one was 700 bucks. Wish this one was a smooth finish but other than that it fits the bill. The Dunhill wasn't a smooth finish either...

Butz-Choquin D Argent - PipesandCigars.com

[NeverBend]

Afternoon Bill,

Butz-Choquin, the brand has been around since the mid nineteenth century but they were 'late-comers' to St. Calude (~1950). I only know their reputation through the 1980s and they were a respected French maker.

The bowl is machine made but it's pretty certain that the $700 Dunhill bowl is too. Both shapes have acceptable wall thickness and good proportions. Can't venture a guess on their smoking potential without knowing their briar.

Nice look and the mounting (sterling) appears well rendered. Personally (of course) I'd only have interest in the billiard .

Hope that helps.

Pete

[Emperor Zurg]

Well yes, I'm looking at the billiard.
I'm open to alternatives though if you know of any. What I'd really like is a smooth finish with thick walls, straight shank, no filter, no p-lip, no 'system' and military mount... and not some huge pipe that won't fit in my hunting coat pocket. Don't care if the spigot is silver, brass or what. Don't really care if the pipe is a 'looker', I just want it to smoke well. I've looked into Stanwells but couldn't find a pipe that didn't have at least one undesirable feature. Acrylic is more desirable than vulcanite just because I don't want to deal with oxidation, mouth feel notwithstanding.

[BryGuySC]

Stanwell Army Mount - PipesandCigars.com

[Emperor Zurg]

Stanwell Army Mount - PipesandCigars.com

Well that's cool, there's a bunch of them on there, cheaper than the Butz and smooth finish. I like the black one.

[AlanS]

Stanwell Army Mount - PipesandCigars.com

Dang you, that Red 29 is a tugging at my pocket!

[Emperor Zurg]

Dang you, that Red 29 is a tugging at my pocket!

You obviously need it. You can afford one little pipe. It's a great deal... just think of how much money you'll save buying that pipe over, say... a Dunhill. 600 bucks at least! How can you afford NOT to buy it?

[NeverBend]

So who's keeping score here?

Guys, report in, who bought which pipe?

[droy1958]

So who's keeping score here?

Guys, report in, who bought which pipe?

I got this one, and this one, and this one and etc.....
My buddy called me yesterday and told me to come pick up a lot of pipes that he had. From what I looked up, I think several of these are called Lumberman's or Canadian as they have the longer oval stems???....

[AndyCAYP]

So who's keeping score here?

Guys, report in, who bought which pipe?

But that's not all.

I have a confession to make.

Hi. My name is Andy, and I'm a spender. I was in such a good mood when my wife and I found out the sex of our child that I reinvested some savings, scheduled another chunk of my paycheck to go into a "retirement" plan with an eye towards 18 years from now, and then I went and ordered this:



I've always wanted a L'Anatra.