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...
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Take a look: are these pipes worth a darn?
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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
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Hope that helps.
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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.Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
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Well that's cool, there's a bunch of them on there, cheaper than the Butz and smooth finish. I like the black one.
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Dang you, that Red 29 is a tugging at my pocket! Originally Posted by BryGuySC
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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? Originally Posted by AlanS
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Gee, thanks guys. I've been eyeing a Stanwell and when I clicked through to see what pipes you were posting I saw the 15% off code and free shipping over $79.
You guys suck.
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No, we pipers 'sip' Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
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Hi Bill,
I believe that Stanwell bowls (pipes) are now made in Italy but without seeing them in hand I can't say of that's a positive or negative, possibly made by Paronelli. You might find some pics of Paronelli pipes to compare to the Stanwell (look at the finishing technique).
You've probably already searched eBay for military mount pipes but if not, this is a link to that search (currently):
military mount in Tobacciana | eBay
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