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   Bubba
   

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   This is my latest pipe that I got on ebay. These are the before pictures and I will post some after pictures when I finally get to cleaning it! It is a no name Bent Bulldog and I love it already... sorry if I am not making much sense, I am half asleep!

   
   
   
   

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   unclearthur
   

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   Nice pickup!!

   If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

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   Very nice let us know how it looks.

   "Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. Gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight!"

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   That's a very interesting stem output.

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   I had a "Bite Proof" Everyman by Comoy's with a stem like that several years ago. I should have kept it. It was a darned good smoker.

   I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane.

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   Gotta love a Bulldog!! Nice pick

   Why does it seem that todays youth has added lead paintchips to their daily diet!?!

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   Nice Bulldog, bubba... I can't wait to see it restored!

   That stem is BIZARRE! Chuck, is that what that type of bit is called... "Bite-Proof"? It almost looks like someone didn't finish cutting the hole in the end of the stem...

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   I think if it is bent it has a different name but I just call them all bulldogs...

   I can't wait to smoke this pipe!

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   That's a nice buy bubba. It looks about in the same condition as my Comoy 88 so I say go ahead and smoke it!

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    Nice looking bulldog!

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    There are a couple schools of thoughts on bent Bulldogs.

    1. Some insist that a Bulldog is straight stemmed and anything with a bent stem is a Rhodesian.

    2. Others say that a Bulldog has a diamond shank while the Rhodesian has a round shank.

    Personally...I am of the second group. To me, you've got a nice looking bent bulldog!

    As for the dual holes in the stem... also found in Seville "Twinbore" pipes. I've got one I restored, but I still haven't fired it up.

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    I am with bytor on this one. diamond shank equals bulldog . I have several "bite proof stems. They are OK. Just a bit more work to clean.

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    Very nice! I think Bulldogs and Rhodesians are my favorites.....this month anyway!

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    Congratulations on your "new" pipe! I am with those members who find the bulldog/rhodesian to be one of the most attractive shapes.

    Live Aloha!

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    Bytor wrote:
    

    As for the dual holes in the stem... also found in Seville "Twinbore" pipes. I've got one I restored, but I still haven't fired it up.

    Aren't Radice famous for twin bores too?

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    Dudley,

    A quick google says...yes, Radice currently makes twin bore pipes!

    Seems they may have been a fad for a while, disappeared perhaps, and came back to some degree.

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    That's a great looking Quarter Bent Bulldog
    with a twin bore! Good for you!

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    I found out today from a man much more knowledgable than me that it is a GBD Second.

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    Excellent looking pickup. I am sure it will be a great smoker once it is reslored.

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    You have to love ol briar it always smokes so well . good pick up .

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    I love Bulldogs too, even though I only have a couple of them. That one looks very nice Bubba.

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    I am also a fan of the Bulldog/Rhodesian style. I do prefer bent.

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    I almost always smoke a bulldog. In fact, I have very few of any other shape.
    The shape of the bowl and shank (their proportions) very much resemble a GBD,
    though I wouldn't think they made a twin bore stem. For me, GBD's with a ¾" chamber
    diameter have been great smokers. I hope you enjoy yours immensely Bubba.

    I find myself sitting idly on the line dividing past and future,
    as if I could kill time without injuring eternity. -- Thoreau

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    That looks like the stem end on a MasterCraft Prince pipe I have.Is that the brand?

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    The only thing the pipe says is IMPORT

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    Bubba, I submit that the "IMPORT" is irrelevant.
    Judging by the responses to it's pictures you have a winner on your hands.
    I have only one Bulldog (Johs) and I love it.

    Great git!
    I love that "bite proof" "double bore" stem.
    Sexy!

    
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    Sandpaper off the word "import" and scratch-in "Bubba." If it's a good smoker, that's all that counts.

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    As long as it isn't in Chinese don't sweat the "import" part

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    No it is not chinese, at least I don't think it would be!

    I am going to get a wood stamp that says "BUBBA" now!

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    Okay well the clean up and restoration is pretty much done, I will post some pictures when I get home!

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    Great.Looking forward to them.

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    Okay here are the pics!

    
    
    
    

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    Wonderful job! Looks like a new pipe .

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    That is such a gigantic difference - it truly inspires me to go out and buy some terribly handled pipes that I may polish out a beauty.

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    Wow. Great pipe Bubba. Now go out and get that shank stamp made.

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    My method on ebay is to buy the cruddiest looking pipes and restore them. Saved me thousands so far.

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    Only one word for you Bubba.....

    WOW!

    Saved all those pics to my PIPES screen saver.

    Second word....

    SEXY!

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    That pipe cleaned up great! Awesome job Bubba!

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    Your pipe looks awesome after the clean up man. Love bulldogs myself. Awesome job.

    "Pipe smoking is the most protracted of all forms of tobacco consumption. It may explain why pipe smokers are generally regarded as patient men–and philosophers.”
    -Jerome E. Brooks, from The Mighty Leaf, Tobacco Through the Centuries

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    What can I say that hasn't already been said.... excellent job bubba, that is a lovely looking renovation you've done. Welldone, and I hope it smokes as good as it looks.

    "A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth." - C.S. Lewis

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