what is your latest pipe purchase

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Originally Posted by JustTroItIn

Splurged a bit for my birthday and was gifted a few tin.

Gaslight x 2 (1 gifted)
H&H Old Dark Fired x 2 (1 gifted)
S&G Black XX Twist (gifted)
Peterson Irish Whiskey (gifted)
Vincent Manil Semois
McClelland Dark Star
Rattray's Red Rapparee
Sutliff Top Shelf
SPC Potlatch
2 Pipe stands
MM Freehand
2 shirts from TheBriarKing.com

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Nice score and Happy Birthday.
I did the same in celebration of my birthday with the Germain Flake purchase.

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Originally Posted by JustTroItIn

S&G Black XX Twist
Rattray's Red Rapparee

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You come from generous folk and should these tobaccos prove unsatisfactory... :).

Got these on the last 15% off sale:

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/...psqjxxm6m6.jpg

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Originally Posted by NeverBend

Just received this damaged pipe with bowl nomenclature virtually all buffed off. Certainly the smoker before me loved it based on the use and bowl cake. It reamed close to circular and is clean (no fills) with nice flame grain and it was handmade. Rim is beat to hell and the shank was repaired but it's surprising that a handmade pipe with a 1920-30 style Four Dot stem received only my $5.00 bid (+$5.95 shipping).
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNj...VYOSB/$_57.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNj...$_57.JPG?rt=nc

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I find that small, thinner walled smooths are best with latakia mixtures. If I smoked inside I'd try it with some straight Virginia flake but that's another day.

I've smoked two bowls in this little guy and the stem is a problem, small width, that I can't get good purchase on. The bowl reams circular but in the phrasing phase it was angled to make the oval but I left the extra cake there.

I smoked it with Balkan Sasieni (how could I not) and Dunhill Mixture #965. Other than the difficulty with the bit it performed admirably with no ghosting and really crisp, clean flavors, exceptionally so and it smoked long and cool. Without question the ugliest pipe I own but my single criterion is how well a pipe smokes and if I can get used to the mouth feel it will get it's share of smokes.

About to fire up the Mastro de Paja for the first time that I bought a few weeks ago.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODcwWDEwMD...VShpV/$_57.JPG

Another 10 pipe grab bag of seconds from MM. It's my consolation prize after being outbid at the last second on Ebay for a pipe I really wanted.

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Originally Posted by Pugsley

Another 10 pipe grab bag of seconds from MM. It's my consolation prize after being outbid at the last second on Ebay for a pipe I really wanted.

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If you don't mind, please post what was in it. I understand every bag is different. Been thinking about one but haven't pulled the trigger.

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Originally Posted by GWBowman

If you don't mind, please post what was in it. I understand every bag is different. Been thinking about one but haven't pulled the trigger.

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Just ordered it today. I'll post the contents as soon as it comes in. This will be my 4th and I've been happy with all of them so far.

Nothing big.

Just 1 tin of Full Virginia Flake, 1 tin of Escudo and 2 oz of bulk Nightcap.

I have some other things on my list to try, but a little at a time for now. :pipe:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1434512816

My new Meer

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1434512825


This one my wife claimed

Go figure?????

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Originally Posted by GWBowman

If you don't mind, please post what was in it. I understand every bag is different. Been thinking about one but haven't pulled the trigger.

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Cobs just came in, here's what I received:

2 Mizzou straight stem
6 Legends, 4 straight, 2 bent
1 General, bent stem
1 Cobbit bowl with a standard black bent stem, (not churchwarden)

One of the bent legends has a good size divot taken out of the top of the bowl, but still useable. Some have very minor flaws, none of them structural in nature. Some look nearly perfect. The General, in particular, appears to be flawless. Once again, money well spent.