I just acquired a very nice Peterson Sherlock Milverton Rustic Plip estate pipe and am currently cleaning it before smoking it. It is in excellent condition and was well smoked, a heavy cake for sure,but very well cared for. I was very surprised by its very light weight for its size!!! I had/have (it seems to have gone missing along with a small Douwe Egbert all wrapped up in my pipe pouch) a similarly sized Peterson. It was a Peterson Kinsale XL17F Fishtail estate from the mid 80s from all I know. This Milverton feels markedly lighter that my Kinsale for sure. The Kinsale smoked very well and I expect the Milverton to as well. I have heard of some quality issues at times with Peterson's so I am wondering what I can expect with this Milverton? It appears to be very well made and finished and the boring looks very good but I do note some dye in the stem mortise as has sometimes been blamed for a bad smoking pipe.
Just curious about this one as the hallmarks seem to indicate the date of 1994. I can only hope it smokes as good as it looks as I love the look of it for sure and as it was so heavily smoked I hope that means its a keeper!!!
Thanks,
Draco
Just curious about this one as the hallmarks seem to indicate the date of 1994. I can only hope it smokes as good as it looks as I love the look of it for sure and as it was so heavily smoked I hope that means its a keeper!!!
Thanks,
Draco