Users of Falcon Pipes

[romaso]

Not recommended while inside the house right enough. ?

Unless you're a bachelor!

 

[mingc]

Unless you're a bachelor!

It's still disgusting!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I have three different lengths of the American version before they moved production to the UK and like them well enough. I have a bag of the rings, but, find they restrict the draw too much and tend not to use them. I’m glad I have them and they come around in my rotation eventually. Now that I’ve been told the new bowls will fit the older stems, I’ll eventually pick up some extra bowls.

 

[Piping Abe]

Are the bent ones comfortable when clenching? On most of my bent pipes the mouthpiece is parallel with the top of the bowl, but on the Falcon photos I've seen, the mouthpiece seems to angle upward.

And also, is there any problem with liquid condensing in the metal base and travelling up the stem? I thought a bent might help prevent that, if it's a problem.

The bowls seem to vary a good bit in size. Luckily I found a good guide to them:
Falcon Pipes #1 Guide [Infograph] - Create a 7-day set - TobaccoPipes.com
Thanks for the info! May have to get one!

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Theres straight, Curved and Bent. Curved is a straight stem with a slighly curved stem. Bent is the one you have pictured.

I have a curved and Bent Falcon. I actually prefer the bent for clenching. The Curved sits real well but if you use a bigger bowl it can seem a little heavy at the end. No issues with heavy bowls with the Bent Falcon stem.

I do use dry rings if I have them but never repurchase. As others have said, a flick and your good.

 

[edger]

Must admit I've not used the dry rings and never peronally known a Falcon user who has. A quick turn of the bowl to lift it off then a flick is enough to get rid of any moisture build up. Not recommended while inside the house right enough. ?

Amen.

 

[simong]

I have never liked the look of falcons, but I've always enjoyed the "idea" of them. Probably something I should investigate at some point. I had one without a mouthpiece. It also turned me off that they don't thread in, and can't be replaced so easily.

However this one pictures looks awesome.
Who sells them?

I got mine from 'mysmokingshop' here in England. Other shops like GQ Tobaccos & The Black Swan have a good stock also. Might be worth your while looking, even with the postage could work out cheaper than the states I suppose.
@romaso sorry for the late reply but I see piping abe has already answered your question. I'll just add that 'bantam' bowls are still being made, even though the stems aren't.

 

[simong]

I've been amongst Falcon users for 50 years....since I was a laddie in Scotland. I love them. My newest one is a sexy black beauty which I bought here in Argentina.....it certainly attracts the senoritas.

Señoritas? Senior Rita's more like! Lol

 

[jpberg]

I have a friend who has one Falcon stem and one bowl. He smokes Kendal Kentucky virtually all day, everyday.

 

[simong]

I've collected 28 bowls and 11 stems over the years to include corn cob bowls, meerschaum bowls and colored bowls (pictured below). I guess you could say I'm a fan of Falcons.
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I keep my stems and bowls in this type of case when I travel for overnight trips.
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Most impressive @ray47 !?
Very 'Man in a Suitcase / James Bondish'.
I've always thought there was 'something of the night' about our Ray. From his avatar you get that menacing demeanour & chilling stare. He refers to taking his box of Falcons on 'overnight trips'. Which Is probably code for covert ops or govt sanctioned hits.
We've always known Falcons to be popular with both the man & the millionaire. We can now say also popular with the secret services & international men of mystery...like our Ray!?

 

[simong]

I have a friend who has one Falcon stem and one bowl. He smokes Kendal Kentucky virtually all day, everyday.

Nothing wrong with that. I'd say that's how a lot of the previous generation rolled.

 

[paulfg]

this reminds me ,I have a straight stem and Algiers rusticed bowl I am selling,only smoked about 6 times.
Sorry on available to Europe
will list in the for sale section

 

[ray47]

Most impressive @ray47 !?
Very 'Man in a Suitcase / James Bondish'.
I've always thought there was 'something of the night' about our Ray. From his avatar you get that menacing demeanour & chilling stare. He refers to taking his box of Falcons on 'overnight trips'. Which Is probably code for covert ops or govt sanctioned hits.
We've always known Falcons to be popular with both the man & the millionaire. We can now say also popular with the secret services & international men of mystery...like our Ray!?
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You know me so well .

 

[edger]

Most impressive @ray47 !?
Very 'Man in a Suitcase / James Bondish'.
I've always thought there was 'something of the night' about our Ray. From his avatar you get that menacing demeanour & chilling stare. He refers to taking his box of Falcons on 'overnight trips'. Which Is probably code for covert ops or govt sanctioned hits.
We've always known Falcons to be popular with both the man & the millionaire. We can now say also popular with the secret services & international men of mystery...like our Ray!?
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And Roger Moore smoked a Falcon!

 

[ray47]

And Roger Moore smoked a Falcon!

HE SURE DID.

 

[anotherbob]

Unless you're a bachelor!

and want to stay a bachelor.

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Fan. They’re hard as nails, smoke well, last a lifetime.

At the moment I’m smoking the daylights out of a pair of Falcon ‘Coolway’ pipes. These are really good pipes, affordable (£23-30 ish) and they smoke really well. I’ve found that (with a little tinkering) 6mm cigarette filters can be used in the stems - these are a fraction of the price of a pack of Falcon 6mm filters.

 

[simong]

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HE SURE DID.

I miss seeing old Roger Moore, a very funny & decent man.
Whilst he was probably more successful with the ladies than most of us, even old Roger never had a suitcase of Falcons like our Ray!?

 

[romaso]

All this talk of Roger Moore makes me want to watch 'The Wild Geese'

PS Great photo of him with the Falcon!

 

[simong]

All this talk of Roger Moore makes me want to watch 'The Wild Geese'

PS Great photo of him with the Falcon!

Great film! Along with Harris, Burton, Griffiths et al.
Although I think his best film was this one.

Couple more photos of dear old Roger,
Rocking the 'pipe & cardigan' combo.
Looking slightly more serious with a falcon.

 

[romaso]

I've been looking at Falcon bowls at tobaccopipes.com, and the chamber dimensions (width & depth) vary alot within the same series. For example, the Dover bowls vary from 0.85 - 0.93 in chamber width and 1.2 - 1.38 in chamber depth. None are listed as Bantam. Is this accurate, do the bowls vary widely in chamber size, even within the same series?

It may be that the Hunter bowls differ from other finishes...