New Favorite Old French Briar Bulldog

durham270 · May 8, 2014

I've been working on the restoration of this little 'French Briar' bulldog. The only stamping present is, FRENCH BRIAR. I think it's a real head turner with it's matching gold plate mountings. It also has three letters 'MML' on the shank band, which I think might be the original owners initials. I wish I knew what company might have made it.
This is the pipe I received.

The pipe today. (The pipe actually looks 100% better than my images)

shaintiques · May 8, 2014

Another beauty, you do very nice work. I love the matching rim and band rings.

petes03 · May 8, 2014

Excellent job! Great looking pipe!

pitchfork · May 8, 2014

Very cool. Looks like a totally different pipe. I don't know if there's any way of ever finding out which factory made the pipe. In France it seems like it was almost like a commodity business at one point rather than a business built around brand names.

cosmicfolklore · May 8, 2014

Excellent!! I picked up a whole box of 1905-20 GFB bulldog stummels that were never smoked. I just have to make bands and stems for them all. I have three done, and they have become the best pipes in my rotation.

I love the rim on that one. Enjoy!!

lochinvar · May 9, 2014

I love older French pipes, most smoke like a dream, and quite a few that I have encountered are hugeungous chunks of sweet smoking Algerian briar. My favorite pipe is a French made Colossal straight bulldog, smokes cool and sweet and brings out Va's like a dream.
That's a very unique looking pipe, might have been a Parisian dandys on the town pipe.

irish · May 9, 2014

Beautiful pipe Durham. Very nice work. Always enjoy seeing your restorations.

ssjones · May 9, 2014

Wow, what a dog! Nice restoration work, that has a just-right level of patina. Those accents are really something. The French definitely knew how to shape a bull-dog.

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