Old Ropp with Interesting Stem Repair
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A home-made spigot! Excellent.
It certainly does give it character - it seems to really suit the pipe. Those old Ropps are cracking pipes.
It certainly does give it character - it seems to really suit the pipe. Those old Ropps are cracking pipes.
Ha ha! Whoever made that modification did a really good job of it. The firing pin has been drilled out nicely and the stem tenon is a nice fit. As rustic as the pipe looks, it was either lightly smoked or well cared for. Picked it up on eBay for $7.50 . I've seen worse go for more. I don't know why I was the only bidder on that one. Maybe people prefer them in stock condition.
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$7.50!!!!!
I think you may have scored the deal of the year - a venerable old pipe, that will smoke very, very well, with a unique twist. Fabulous.
I think you may have scored the deal of the year - a venerable old pipe, that will smoke very, very well, with a unique twist. Fabulous.
This is the first one in my collection and I'm enjoying it. I was prepared to go as high as twenty or 25 bucks on that but after being listed for six days mine was the only bid. I see there are some more good looking ones listed right now.
Would love to know the story. Is the pipe old enough for that to be a field repair? If I understand correctly, the origin of the military mount was soldiers repairing pipes in the trenches with materials at hand.
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