I have read mso plugging French pipes before and started looking into it for I am just slowly building up my collection. Finally I have a small, panelled, sandblasted, straight bulldog with a horn stem from Ropp on the way. There are a few more on Smoking Pipes, they look like great quality for the price. Also quite a few of the estate pipes in my range that I have purchased ended up being French and all smoke well. All this to say- great find!