Britannia Executive

Padre that is one hell of a nice looking pipe, comfortable shape, didn"t break the bank, you done good.

Thats what I call a pipe .. Congrats

Excellent choice. I'll bet she smokes beautifully. Comoys was such a great house, that their seconds beat the pants off most everyone else's firsts!

Very nice. Congratulations!

Congrats - that is a great looking pipe and quite a steal.

I have a Britannia smooth Dublin 1/4 bent that also smokes great. It says on the shank it was made in England.

I was under the impression that this was one of the pipe makers owned by Dunhill. My own intuition is that none

of the pipe makers owned by Dunhill are actually seconds. Britannia, Parker, and Hardcastle don't seem to have

Dunhill shapes. Conceivably they could be seconds in the sense that they use raw briar not considered suitable

for Dunhills. I think, instead, these are just subsidiaries that operate as their own divisions and use their own

materials. I am much impressed by the style and light weight of my Britannia. It doesn't have quite the style of

this pipe, but it is elegant in its own way. As I recall, it cost me about $65 new, at Tinder Box, about three years

ago. I consider it a real buy. The briar seems unusually light, as if it was aged for a long time.

Wonderful looking pipe! :clap:

Pipepedia has Britannia's listed as Comoy "seconds" afterall. Although Britannia's pitch says they are

made by "the largest pipe maker in England." My pipe says "Made in England," and I think Comoy

makes their pipes in France. If anyone has clarity on this, that would be good. In any case,

that Britannia is a beauty.

Very nice...looks like a lot of pipe for $68. Congrats...enjoy.