Just won my first Dunhill....sort of...

Yeah, you GOTTA replace that stem!
Walker Briar Works does replacement Dunhill stems w/ white spot.

That stem is horrific, good score otherwise.

Dude I'd spring for a real Dunhill stem. I mean that pipe with a Dunhill stem will probably retain its value, plus you're going to be spending the money for a stem anyway, and it will look extremely badass.
It's like buying a 1965 Mustang and putting an Isuzu engine in it.

It's like buying a 1965 Mustang and putting an Isuzu engine in it.

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Hey thats what Cubans do in Cuba. So it looks like crap, it smokes till you get the replacement stem. I say enjoy it till you get the stem, then dont enjoy it embrace.

I'd spring for the replacement stem from dunhill. You've come this far. No reason to cut yourself short.
Nice pipe fo sho!

Normally I'd agree with you, adam12. If you're going to replace it, replace it with an AUTHENTIC Dunhill stem. But Dave Wolf at Walker does AMAZING work. He did a replacement Barling stem for me (w/ the crossed BARLING logo) and it's indistinguishable in look or feel from my other Barling stems.
But if you're going to go with Walker, get on Dave's list NOW. Waiting sucks!

Are Dunhill stems all the same size, or are they individually fit at the factory?
Walker Briar Works (or similar, although I do recommend WBW) might be the only way to go...

Terrible stem. Who wants to look at yellow pipe slime through their stem. Moronic.
Overall nice acquisition though.

It has great potential if you decide to go with a Dunhill stem.

Any Dunhill under a hundred bucks is a good score, regardless of the stem. Replacement stems are worth the money if you want the look, but as long as the stem you have passes smoke, smoke it!

I've put the "White Spot" on black replacement stems by drilling a hole the proper diameter of the "Spot" in the right place and filling it with white epoxy. Just make sure to not drill into the bore of the stem, just drill deep enough to give the epoxy some purchase. Fill with epoxy and let it stand a little proud of the stems surface. When it cures a light touch with some fine grit paper to take off any excess, buff and wax and you're good to go.
Dunhill replacement stems used to be made by a man in NJ, not sure if they still do that anymore but AFAIK they don't go back to England.
BTW, jchaplick, I see in the post of your pipe for sale back in 2008 that it's stamped C137. I believe the "C" means it was a Churchwarden and the bowl looks very much like a Dunhill Churchwarden I have. The length of the shank and the cant of the bowl are very similar to my pipe on the left in the photo below.

If you do decide to have it restemmed as a churchwarden be warned. The Tanshell second from the left in the photo

also had a "C" and came with a short stem. I think it means it came with both short and Churchwarden stems. Anyway, I sent it to Dunhill to have it restemmed and the Churchwarden stem it came back with was way too thick and clunky, it had no grace at all. I had to have it reshaped by another pipe maker to get it right and you can see it still looks a bit thicker than the others.