I bought an auction lot of old estate pipes a couple of weeks ago and when I got them home I noticed the familiar glimmer of a metal mount from a Peterson's at the bottom of the box. I reached down and picked it up and carefully looked at it.
What I saw left me totally speechless. I'd never come across anything like it before and I sincerely hope I never do again. What I held in my hand was a de-rusticated System 317. Yes, someone had taken a rustic 317 and smoothed it out. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Well, I have to look at the positives, so I now have a spare P-Lip for a 317, a spare Nickel mount and some Briar that I can reduce to dust to use in my filler mix!!!
What I saw left me totally speechless. I'd never come across anything like it before and I sincerely hope I never do again. What I held in my hand was a de-rusticated System 317. Yes, someone had taken a rustic 317 and smoothed it out. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Well, I have to look at the positives, so I now have a spare P-Lip for a 317, a spare Nickel mount and some Briar that I can reduce to dust to use in my filler mix!!!
