Just finished restoring this nice little Orlik. I have several vintage Orlik pipes but can't find where this fits in. The name isn't in any of the historic data. Have looked in all the usual places. This has the brass circle on the stem,London Made on the left side, D9 on the right and a rather hefty stinger. The D doesn't match any grade that I can find. The shape number 9 is listed in early catalogues. So don't know if this is an earlier pipe or a recent production. It is a very nice piece of briar, has no fills or defects, is perfectly drilled and as the label says is "Drier Briar??". I think I'll smoke this one !! Please comment. Thanks, Hoppes
