Can anyone help ID the pipe in this photo. The pic is of General Chesty Puller in Civvies, probably after his retirement from the Marine Corps. Just curious what kind of pipe it is and if they are still available somewhere. Thanks for the help.
What pipe is this?
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It looks like it could be a Dr. Grabow, or a KBB or Kaywoodie, or some other North American made pipe. It's hard to tell because the mark on the stem is not defined enough to discern the exact shape.
Yes sir, I see the similarity. The bowl in the pic looks more billiard in shape to me than the one you have. I also found a Kaywoodie that was very similar. You are right, the logo on the stem is not clear enough to discern. Also hard to tell if the finish is smooth or rough.
Kinda hoping someone might have read somewhere if Chesty had an affinity towards any certain brand of pipe. More than likely an American made pipe as you stated. Since he passed away in 1971 a Kaywoodie would certainly fit the time frame. The first photo of him smoking a pipe was taken in the early 1920's I think. It too looked like a straight billiard but that photo was way to grainy to help.
Yeah, I didn't have a pic of the LHS Warwick Line's billiard shape so I just used the first one I did find, an apple, but all the straight shapes in that line would have looked very similar up until the bowl. Sorry I couldn't give you any definitive insight, I just like this sort of detective work and figured I'd look around for similar looking pipes.
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