This is another of the "pipes with problems" batch. In this case, the stem oxidized so badly that getting back to black reduced its diameter enough that there's now a step at the stem/shank junction. Whoever did it also angled & blurred the barrel portion a bit (probably by using a buffer).
In any event, I knew all that when I bought it from an estate table at a show, planning (at the time) to replace the stem with a crispy, acrylic one.
Good intentions, yadda yadda... Maybe one of these centuries. :lol:
So. Except for the slightly flatter "sit angle," this is a Dunhill 472. A "Friendly." And who doesn't want to be friends with a Friendly? :wink:
Granite grain (on one side, anyway; almost gg on the other), smokes great, and a wonderfully convenient shape when working because it'll sit solidly on any flat surface within reach.
43.0 grams, 5.6" long
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In any event, I knew all that when I bought it from an estate table at a show, planning (at the time) to replace the stem with a crispy, acrylic one.
Good intentions, yadda yadda... Maybe one of these centuries. :lol:
So. Except for the slightly flatter "sit angle," this is a Dunhill 472. A "Friendly." And who doesn't want to be friends with a Friendly? :wink:
Granite grain (on one side, anyway; almost gg on the other), smokes great, and a wonderfully convenient shape when working because it'll sit solidly on any flat surface within reach.
43.0 grams, 5.6" long
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