I just won a Peterson 303 on ebay and now I'm curious as to how old it is. I know Peterson dating is difficult, so I'm not looking for a year, just maybe the nearest decade. It has a P-lip stem and I believe a plain metal/Nickel band - there are no silver hallmarks. It says Republic of Ireland, making it after 1949. However, the "P" in Peterson System Standard looks odd. It looks like a normal P with a split bottom - like this...
http://pipedia.org/images/7/77/Encl3_forkPb-thumb.jpg
The little stem on the top left of the P is not there tho. I read about some Peterson "retros" from the 70's having that, but they're supposed to have a silver band. Mine doesn't. Any ideas?
Here is a pic...
http://pipedia.org/images/7/77/Encl3_forkPb-thumb.jpg
The little stem on the top left of the P is not there tho. I read about some Peterson "retros" from the 70's having that, but they're supposed to have a silver band. Mine doesn't. Any ideas?
Here is a pic...