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  1. unsinn

    help identify strange pipe with metal bowl insert

    i haven't tried smoking it yet. the stem is still kinda funky smelling even though i have polished out the exterior. it was powdery brown and green when i got it. i was hoping to replace it with something acrylic before i tried it and keep the old one for best but the threaded tenon will be hard...
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    help identify strange pipe with metal bowl insert

    on the second pic (above) you can see that the metal bowl has a channel running around it horizontally and another that goes vertical. the draft hole from the shank enters about where it would if the pipe was normal and the horizontal channel should line up with it when the bowl is in. when i...
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    help identify strange pipe with metal bowl insert

    i found this strange pipe at a thrift store. it has a vulcanite stem with a threaded tenon, but more importantly it has a metal bowl that inserts from the bottom. the top of the pipe body is closed. the bowl insert appears to be aluminum and has a channel that lines up with the draft hole and...