I would like to know about one or two of these 'carved/blasted patch' straight grains that I have seen lately.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-Lane-Era-Charatans-Make-SELECTED-XL-FREEHAND-English-Estate-Pipe-CLEAN/401333203649?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D40130%26meid%3Db36c0169746d454a8bb7bc2c64051e62%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D361982842594
This one is reportedly from the 1950s to early sixties which I do not agree with. As far as I am aware Charatan only sandblasted one shape in a Selected quality and that was the Countryman. I have never seen these types of part-sandblasted pipes coming out of the Charatan factory between 1970-1977. If a freehand pipe had a small flaw on it and lovely grain it was either completely sandblasted or finished in a distinction quality. Was this type of part-sandblasted 'high grades' made after the Dunhill take-over 1978 onwards? They were certainly not made when I was working at the Charatan factory after the take-over 1976-1977.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-Lane-Era-Charatans-Make-SELECTED-XL-FREEHAND-English-Estate-Pipe-CLEAN/401333203649?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D40130%26meid%3Db36c0169746d454a8bb7bc2c64051e62%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D361982842594
This one is reportedly from the 1950s to early sixties which I do not agree with. As far as I am aware Charatan only sandblasted one shape in a Selected quality and that was the Countryman. I have never seen these types of part-sandblasted pipes coming out of the Charatan factory between 1970-1977. If a freehand pipe had a small flaw on it and lovely grain it was either completely sandblasted or finished in a distinction quality. Was this type of part-sandblasted 'high grades' made after the Dunhill take-over 1978 onwards? They were certainly not made when I was working at the Charatan factory after the take-over 1976-1977.
