Picking Up Solid English Seconds

[uperepik]

I've been trying to look more at the pipe itself when out or on eBay instead of just the name. Now I'm not saying brands don't matter, I believe they do and in fact it's those good names I have been checking out their seconds. I started noticing that there are a lot of older seconds from London made (usually) that IMO look great, amazing grain and blast (yes and it's a second so sometimes a small fill or two) and good looking classic shapes. So I was wondering what are some solid English seconds to be looking for. Here are a few I picked up. A House of Lords (Sasieni Second I believe) with nice ring blast and a Regent Straight Grain which I have no Idea about.

 

[mso489]

The blast looks particularly handsome. I've had several English seconds or little-known brands, and they have been better than expected.

 

[crashthegrey]

You'd be surprised at the gems you can find ignoring the name sometimes. I love the deals on gorgeous pipes. I have a pipe simply labelled COOP and Made in England that has fantastic birdseye. $10 well spent. Your blast one looks great.

 

[dmcmtk]

Any shape numbers? They're always a good place to start on figuring out the makers.

 

[danielplainview]

Nice score. That blast...
Sometimes it’s fun to search “old wood pipe” on eBay and speed scroll through only looking at shapes instead of names.