Meerschaum Calabash Pipe

[The Clay King]

I've seen the designs carved into them. They do look nice. Yall are always full of advice.

@El Capitán I LOVE patterned clays!

 

[El Capitán]

@El Capitán I LOVE patterned clays!

They do have some pretty ones.

 

[The Clay King]

They do have some pretty ones.

@El Capitán I recommend you get some!

 

[El Capitán]

@El Capitán I recommend you get some!

Will do. Found some nice ones on ebay and etsy.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I had one for a while. It was a Pioneer and was a very nice looking pipe, but it just wasn't my style. I smoked it a handful of times and it smoked well. I figured I'd move it along to someone that would appreciate it more.

 

[Tate]

I'll have to check out the clays.

 

[jonasclark]

Will do. Found some nice ones on ebay and etsy.

Do you mean clys or meerschaums? Decorated clays are molded. This is a plain clay, but black:

Antique Tavern Belge (Black) - Old German Clay Pipes

Buy this Old German Clay Antique Tavern (Black) tobacco pipe from Smokingpipes, hand-crafted from quality German clay.

www.smokingpipes.com

If they get these back in stock, or any of their other black clays (they do stock some black ones right now), there's your Holmes pipe, without the bad taste.

 

[The Clay King]

Will do. Found some nice ones on ebay and etsy.

@El Capitán Go for it! Clays all the way for me!

 

[gamzultovah]

Not a meerschaum, but a calabash nonetheless. 1909 silver capped gourd w/ original case.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Not a meerschaum, but a calabash nonetheless. 1909 silver capped gourd w/ original case.
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[starship]

Pioneer purchased from Tim West

 

[EveningSmoke03]

Do you mean clys or meerschaums? Decorated clays are molded. This is a plain clay, but black:

Antique Tavern Belge (Black) - Old German Clay Pipes

Buy this Old German Clay Antique Tavern (Black) tobacco pipe from Smokingpipes, hand-crafted from quality German clay.

www.smokingpipes.com

If they get these back in stock, or any of their other black clays (they do stock some black ones right now), there's your Holmes pipe, without the bad taste.

Seconded on the Old German Clays. They're fantastic smokers and great value-for-money. I honestly prefer mine to some of my nice briars and in most cases they cost less than half. My first one had the clay stem (which I got used to and used really heavily in my rotation for a long time) but it got dropped and broken so I bought another they have (I think it's called a Model 70) that has a kinda curved, willowy acrylic stem that's great for clenching. I love that thing, and I personally feel it's the closest to what (in my unofficial and likely incorrect head canon) I could see Holmes smoking.