I just bin'd the 9BC in question and agree that the stem is NOT a 9BC stem. I have nine other 9BC's and, a couple of years ago, I sent one to Peterson for a new stem. They returned it with one of those longer stems so I had to return it to them for the proper stem, which they got right the second time. I may do the same with the present example.
A good outcome for you. Here's the original ad.I had something very interesting occur yesterday morning: an ebayer contacted me, asking about the following pipe, advertised as a 1941-43 shape 44 Dunhill (previous owner's claim). He said that he was curious if the repair band could be removed, how solid the repair was, and what stamping was underneath the band. I bought the pipe 4-5 years ago for less than $80 and have smoked it consistently, so I figured I'd take a look, and if I destroyed it, not a big deal.
I pushed at the band with my fingernails and, all of a sudden, it flew off, leaving a chunk of briar in my lap, and a smaller chunk on the couch. I was kind of horrified. The pieces did not fit back together well - residue all over the connection areas (probably a 1950's or earlier repair), and the small piece was something that the original repairer had carved to plug a hole where briar was missing. After scrubbing the stamping area and the connection areas of the pieces, and soaking it all in alcohol, I was able to discern the faint impression of the 'D' in England, and a '3', making this a 1923. The big chunk fit much better after that. The '3' was just at the bottom of the large cracked off piece, so became a glue victim.
Long story short, I worked all day on it, and re-stained it to Dunhill plum. The stem was not original and did not fit well after the repair, so I had to work on that some as well. Final pipe shown below. I'm really grateful that the ebayer spurred me to do this and I'll get back to smoking this pipe, enjoying it even
That's weird - I had that in my post, but must have accidentally deleted it. I can count on one hand the number of times I've gotten a post correct on the first try
Wow, best offer...
Cleaned up and sold by DeadMan, that's an $800+ pipe.
I like it so much I had one made!This arrived today. I'm very pleased - it's authentic and I haven't seen anything like it from the Peterson Patent era.
It's 6" by 40".
I was the underbidder on this one, always wanted a Paddy Larrigan but it wasn’t to be.Deadman did well with this one.
PETERSON 1988 RARE UNSMOKED PADDY LARRIGAN SILVER CAP SPECIAL XL339S ESTATE PIPE | eBay
Hard to fathom how this pipe has survived 37 years without being smoked, I certainly don't think I could do it. Honestly, where do I start??. Then, how about a Sterling Silver rim cap and band to top it off?.www.ebay.com
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Do you think it was just a random photo that got inserted? It would have definitely stopped me from bidding if I saw that discrepancy. Good eye
has to be a different pipe. The is a picture of the proper COM, which explains the $231 selling price. I think the Italian COM is from a Savinelli.
I ordered a 4" x 40" frame off Amazon, and love the result.
Yeah, that ebay photo a little deceptive. I would use some micromesh on the bowl top, than white diamond and wax top blend the stain (taking the black off will lighten the stain some).I was excited about this 1999 Peterson Limited Edition, but somehow missed from the photos, just how f'd up the rim was. Top pic is 'before', bottom pic shows it after 'clean up'.
