I added a 4th GBD 9242 shape to my collection . This one is as close to mint as I've owned and only required a very basic restoration.
Added Another "Holy Grail" pipe - GBD 9242 New Standard
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Nice work! But I thought you had way more than that? Or is there another shape number similar?
The 9438 is the saddle stem version.
@HawkeyeLinus - I've pared down some in the past few years!
@HawkeyeLinus - I've pared down some in the past few years!
Wow, thats a purty pipe. Now you need a 9242 with Perspex and one with silver and Perspex. I know they made 9438s with Perspex but I've never seen 9242 with one, I'm sure there's one out there somewhere.
Thanks! I'm not a Perspex guy, just sold/traded the two I had. In he collage above, the silver band 9242 is from 1950. I don't think I've seen a 9242 with Perspex (it would likely be a Virgin grade).
I predict some, um... representatives from the Navy are going to be knocking on your door soon, Mr. Jones.
They've been trying to catch that thing for years.
Apparently it lives in your pipe (?!):
They've been trying to catch that thing for years.
Apparently it lives in your pipe (?!):
It felt like I was being watched. And this morning, I don't remember a lot, and I'm sore in placed I shouldn't be...
I predict some, um... representatives from the Navy are going to be knocking on your door soon, Mr. Jones.
They've been trying to catch that thing for years.
Apparently it lives in your pipe (?!):
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Here's the Reborn Pipes restoration blog entry.
rebornpipes.com
Grail Acquisition & Restoration: GBD 9242 New Standard
By Al Jones The GBD shape 9242 was one of the first few shapes on my “Holy Grail” list of British pipes. Over the years, I’ve managed to acquire a few and this one is currently th…
rebornpipes.com
Were the stingers still intact on any of the 9242's you've restored?
The feel in my hand and the clench of the new standard I have truly is Holy Grail status but I can't get the stinger out of the stem and I can't tell if it's because someone glued it in there, or if that's how it was manufactured.
It truly is a bother to smoke and no amount of soaking, pipe cleaning or pressurized air blowing has made much of a difference in how much you can draw through it. I really should just get a replacement made but have reservations about sending it off and potentially never seeing it again..
The feel in my hand and the clench of the new standard I have truly is Holy Grail status but I can't get the stinger out of the stem and I can't tell if it's because someone glued it in there, or if that's how it was manufactured.
It truly is a bother to smoke and no amount of soaking, pipe cleaning or pressurized air blowing has made much of a difference in how much you can draw through it. I really should just get a replacement made but have reservations about sending it off and potentially never seeing it again..
