I know I want to get one of the two but I can't seem to make up my mind on which set. If anyone has either of the sets I'd love to hear how well they smoke. Might make my decision a little easier.
Peterson's Molly Malone or Mark Twain Set? Decisions, Decisions.
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I have a Mark Twain set - couple of the first pipes I purchased. I also have a 1981 Mark Twain pipe I picked up from Great Estates. I smoke the former but have not smoked the latter. The set smokes great - seem to be some of Petersons higher quality pipes. I should add though that the bent pipe in the set is an army mount/spiggot and, like many army mounts, it does not pass a pipe cleaner, but it does smoke well nevertheless.
I got the Twain set a few years ago. The grain was painted on the pipe with stain, on the bent billiard. Very unacceptable.
I have the Molly set in the smooth finish. I really enjoy those pipes. Nice thick briar and smoke really well. The bent Molly seems to make my VaPer's taste sweeter. I don't know if it is the briar, the shape, or my imagination. You can not get a pipe cleaner through the bent Molly but you can easily through the straight. After the bowls started to darken from being smoked I started to notice fills in both pipes. That was disappointing to me, but if you are looking at the blasted ones no worries then. I clench both of them also. The bent is perfectly balanced for me. Over all I recommend them.
Sometimes it's the briar, but I think the stain has an effect, too, strange as that sounds.
As for the two sets, I think the Molly Malone is really fetching with the gray-green stem. That's fairly unique and nicely done. The sandblast has a really cool look to it, but the smooth and rusticated are nice, too.
I have the Molly with the finish and stems pictured in pitchfork's post. Good pipes, I have no complaints.
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