One Ugly Castello!

olewaylon

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Oct 14, 2012

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• Oct 5, 2014

• #1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASTELLO-Sea-Briar-Made-in-Italy-Tobacco-Pipe-/351185465220
Is it just me or is this the ugliest Castello you've ever seen? Im curious how this puppy made it off the line.

 

darwin

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 9, 2014

820

5

• Oct 5, 2014

• #2

That thing doesn't look rusticated so much as just plain diseased.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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60,459

• Oct 5, 2014

• #3

On ebay, it may or may not be a Castello.

 

mrenglish

Lifer

Dec 25, 2010

2,220

72

Columbus, Ohio

• Oct 5, 2014

• #4

Weird, the description said it was an Elliot Nachwalter.
But yes, that is one ugly pipe. Looks like it has the pox or something.

 

natibo

Part of the Furniture Now

Nov 10, 2013

610

1

Cincinnati, OH USA

• Oct 5, 2014

• #5

Looks warty

 

olewaylon

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Oct 14, 2012

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• Oct 5, 2014

• #6

Ha Darwin, I hope its not contagious.

 

darwin

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 9, 2014

820

5

• Oct 5, 2014

• #7

Call the CDC. It's the Bubonic Pipe.

 

agnosticpipe

Lifer

Nov 3, 2013

3,345

3,484

In the sticks in Mississippi

• Oct 5, 2014

• #8

Cute little turd!

 

ssjones

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May 11, 2011

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• Oct 5, 2014

• #9

Those older Sea Rocks did have a unique rustification but that one looks buffed. They are usually coveted by the Castello faithful, but lacking the original stem will hurt that one. From the stamping, that is a genuine Castello for sure. It is pretty ugly...

(I wonder what the SC 84 stamp means?)

 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings

Jun 15, 2013

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45,374

Southern Oregon

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• Oct 5, 2014

• #10

That pipe has had the life buffed out of it by a dimwit. The result looks like a turd pipe.

 

warren

Lifer

Sep 13, 2013

11,733

16,332

Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK

• Oct 5, 2014

• #11

It does look a bit like something you would try and avoid stepping in.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,438

11,739

East Indiana

• Oct 5, 2014

• #12

Surely there is some cream or ointment that could clear that up!

 

olewaylon

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Oct 14, 2012

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• Oct 5, 2014

• #13

Its a shame because Castello makes some of the most beautiful rusticated pipe. I bet she might have been a real gem before her "restoration"

 

peckinpahhombre

Lifer

Dec 24, 2012

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456

• Oct 5, 2014

• #14

That is a hawkbill - Castello's shape 84. This is what the 84 marking means. I am not sure what SC means though.

 

peckinpahhombre

Lifer

Dec 24, 2012

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• Oct 5, 2014

• #15

Wait, I see now that SC indicates the size of the pipe before Castello started using the K system. See http://briarblues.com/castello.htm

 

metalheadycigarguy

Lifer

Apr 26, 2012

3,381

5,601

Washington State

• Oct 6, 2014

• #16

It definitely looks like the rustication has been worn down over the years. I'm guessing someone buffed it so much it wore down the rustication. It definitely looks like it was enjoyed by someone for many years.

 

jeepnewbie

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Jul 12, 2013

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Byron

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• Oct 6, 2014

• #17

It is fugly, but thats what I like about that one. Its different than what you will usually see.

 

wyfbane

Lifer

Apr 26, 2013

5,117

3,518

Tennessee

• Oct 6, 2014

• #18

It just looks tired to me. Like the shape though. If it weren't beaten to a pulp I'd have bid on it.

 

quincy

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Feb 7, 2013

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• Oct 6, 2014

• #19

That seriously looks like poop... Seriously.

 

ssjones

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• Oct 6, 2014

• #20

Looks like the seller ended the auction, perhaps they just threw it on the fire and called it a day.