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Jun 9, 2018
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A £49 BC was my first pipe, great little smoker as well.
This is a real shame as a Millesime 2018 was on my list of future pipe acquisitions, I suppose now I'll have to move it up the list if I want one.

Chris.
 

trouttimes

Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
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Lake Martin, AL
I heard it from a friend in Saint-Claude, France that the government liquidators are taking control. I don't know for sure. My French is not so good. That's why ask the experts here.
 
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greeneyes

Lifer
Jun 5, 2018
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BC is one of the strong brands in the Arango portfolio. I wouldn't think that the brand itself is disappearing, but what's more likely is the sad possibility that its production will be relocated from its ancestral home to somewhere more "cost-effective."
 

armonts

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jan 3, 2018
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France
they say: "butss-shokiiin" like the "pain", the "vin" not shokinne like at your home :)

It was the 2nd pipe manufacturer in St Claude, they are in " judicial liquidation" which means in France that everything is stopped / sold to settle the debts (the wages, but especially in priority the taxes and the debts for the state … :rolleyes: )

We hope that there will be a buyer but the activity of the pipes has diminished!
 
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armonts

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jan 3, 2018
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The workforce is a little less expensive in Italy but I do not think, when it works it remains in St. Claude is a bit their image, it dated back to 1858, otherwise it becomes a simple sales site .
(I think they also distributed Dunhill)

Sometimes with a little luck the brand is taken over by a bigger one, because the name is known, but sometimes it is not the same quality as the origin ...:(
 

Daniele Pipa

Might Stick Around
Sep 28, 2019
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It's confirmed. The Bc have closed September 17. I have a friend who works in the field
 

madox07

Lifer
Dec 12, 2016
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The news around Europe hit a couple of weeks back, insolvency it seems. I for one never kept them in too high regard, sort of like low to mediocre quality, like Angelo or other common names around here. It is a pity though ... they had quite some tradition.
 
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