Lesser Known Pipe Brands

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• #1

I have a few pipes of lesser known brands that just aren't marketed much or widely. Kind of fun to have a few rare ducks. The ones that come immediately to mind are Gianni, a bent billiard, likely made in italy but purchased for me in Rotterdam Holland, and a Kemperling, an Austrian pipe, a handsome bent Rhodesian. I also have a number of hand-carved Jerry Perry pipes, a pipe maker in the foothills of N.C. What are your exotics that Forums members may not know?

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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• Jun 24, 2019

• #2

I bought a pipe made by a guy named Simone Gilli. He is an artisan maker out of Italy. I bought mine brand new from an auction by treasurepipes on Ebay. It has a nice old Dunhill look to it and that is what he mainly carves. The pipe smokes pretty good but the stem work is not as nice as most of my artisan pipes. I got a good deal at 175.00 as his pipes normally sell for around 250.00.
Here is a pic of the Gilli, it is a paneled pipe which I do like the looks of.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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I like that extra-paneled look and the sturdy shank.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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Sarasota Florida

• Jun 24, 2019

• #4

Thanks mso. I am still building cake in it. It should be fully broken in after another half dozen bowls or so.

 

ray47

Lifer

Jul 10, 2015

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5,628

Dalzell, South Carolina

• Jun 24, 2019

• #5

I like the "Crown" pipes. Their basket pipes that I get at my local B&M. They smoke just as good as my Savinelli pipes and the drilling, on the pipes I bought, is spot on.

 

disinformatique

Lifer

Jun 10, 2014

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Bangalore, India and St. Petersburg Florida

• Jun 24, 2019

• #6

Graziano Tendi is another pipemaker. He make extremely amazing pipes. Check him out on Facebook !!

 

samuelgawith01

Lifer

Apr 2, 2018

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Idong,South Korea.

• Jun 24, 2019

• #7

Philippe Bargiel Straight Bulldog.
Philippe Bargiel made pipes for the French firm Sommer.Later in life ,he began crafting Meerschaum pipes in the town of Crepy-en-Valois.He was,to my knowledge, the only maker who treated the meerschaum stumels in melted Whale oil.This oil treatment was supposed to assist in drawing the tars and resins outward, and away from the tobacco chamber, preserving the smoking qualities of the pipe, and aiding in the formation of the patina.
This is one of his briars, purchased by myself in 1998 in Paris at a shop named A l'Oriental.Saddly,Mr. Bargiel passed away about ten years ago.

 

samuelgawith01

Lifer

Apr 2, 2018

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39,758

Idong,South Korea.

• Jun 24, 2019

• #8

Close up of the Bargiel stamp

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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A little better known, owned by several Forums members, but long discontinued are the Danish factory pipes, Bari. They're nicely produced and durable in handsome traditional shapes, if you happen to see an estate in good shape. i was given mine as a gift by my late wife's aunt one Christmas maybe 38 years ago. It's been well smoked but still looks quite new and smokes better than ever. I like that Bargiel; the colored stem sets off the understated bulldog briar nicely.

 

dmcmtk

Lifer

Aug 23, 2013

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• Jun 24, 2019

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An ebay pickup for a song a few years ago, unsmoked. A Dirk Claessen 1/4 Bent Smooth Straight Grain Danish Apple Shape.

"Dirk Claessen is a Belgian pipe maker residing at the Costa Blanca in Spain."
Another real steal from the bay was a lovely billiard by American Charles Cole. Sorry, I don't have a picture of that one.
http://www.colepipes.com/index.html

 

seanv

Lifer

Mar 22, 2018

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11,013

Canada

• Jun 25, 2019

• #11

I have a Silvano made pipe that is stamped with the name decimo. Fantastic smoker.

I have a Duncan super grain that smokes extremely well. It is a small nose warmer with a large bowl.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Jun 25, 2019

• #12

dmc', that is a gorgeous pipe. I chuckled when you i.d.'ed it as a Danish apple, only because of an experience I had. My wife gave me a huge Johs pipe about eight Christmases ago, about the biggest pipe I have, almost "brad-worthy," referring to our big pipe Forums guy. I looked it over and thought it was surely a brandy, and called it that for a few months, until I came across the invoice on which it was named an apple. Since my wife spent her working career in and around NYC, I now call it my Big Apple. When I saw your pipe, I thought immediately it was an egg. But if the carvers say they're apple, they're apple. When in Copenhagen, do as they do.

 

PaulTheScandinavian

Lifer

Jul 28, 2016

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Finland-Scandinavia-EU

• Jun 25, 2019

• #13

I have had few of Jeanets and one Otomatic all these were French made and bought via LaPipe.fr where one can still find fairly unknown NOS French 'small' names

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Jun 26, 2019

• #14

I have only the U.S. known French pipes, but they are great value for the dollar (or Euro).

 

disinformatique

Lifer

Jun 10, 2014

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Bangalore, India and St. Petersburg Florida

• Jun 26, 2019

• #15

As Paul said Jeantet are pretty good pipes.I got a pair of Gr. 1 sized bent billiard and a bing esttes from Denmark a few years ago. One of my best pipes for smoking strong blends or when I want to have a very intense smoke. both are Jubilee models made in 1951 and oil cured as well.
Cheers,

Chris

 

workman

Lifer

Jan 5, 2018

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The Faroe Islands

• Jun 26, 2019

• #16

I have a Refbjerg billiard. Although chunky and a little heavy, the stem is very good, so clenching is ok. I use it mainly for evening smokes with some of my stronger blends, like ODF or Lakeland Dark.

 

workman

Lifer

Jan 5, 2018

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The Faroe Islands

• Jun 26, 2019

• #17

And a Karl Erik, lightweight, medium sized, excellent clencher and smoker.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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60,606

• Jun 28, 2019

• #18

workman, like those billiards, straightforward and classic

 

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meerman

Lurker

Jun 30, 2019

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• Jul 2, 2019

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I've got one I have never seen. I know they must be out there. Wish I could figure out posting pictures here so I could share my Zettervig with you

 

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• Jul 2, 2019

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