Hello to all forum members.
Anyone has any experience with the pre¡sent day line of Barling meerschaum?
My wife has been pressing me to let her know which pipe I would like for Christmas and I have finally decided on one of these in a rusticated finish. I am confident about my choice as I have three Rattray's meerschaum ones from K&K and I believe they are sourced from the same producer (Altinay?). They are army mounts (which I like vey much for meerschaum), as all the Barlings ones I have seen. You can see them at smoking pipes.com or the Eu site.
I am a bit concerned about the logo on the stem since I don´t like flashy add-ons on pipes, but it is difficult to assess from a picture.
There is one at a Turkish site that was calling me but my latest experiences with Spanish customs and meerschaums have dissuaded me: I like to know how much I am going to pay for something before I order it, and I am finding surcharges up to 50%. Maybe I'll have to go to Turkey and bring it in my pocket (It may end up costing the same).
Anyone has any experience with the pre¡sent day line of Barling meerschaum?
My wife has been pressing me to let her know which pipe I would like for Christmas and I have finally decided on one of these in a rusticated finish. I am confident about my choice as I have three Rattray's meerschaum ones from K&K and I believe they are sourced from the same producer (Altinay?). They are army mounts (which I like vey much for meerschaum), as all the Barlings ones I have seen. You can see them at smoking pipes.com or the Eu site.
I am a bit concerned about the logo on the stem since I don´t like flashy add-ons on pipes, but it is difficult to assess from a picture.
There is one at a Turkish site that was calling me but my latest experiences with Spanish customs and meerschaums have dissuaded me: I like to know how much I am going to pay for something before I order it, and I am finding surcharges up to 50%. Maybe I'll have to go to Turkey and bring it in my pocket (It may end up costing the same).