First I'm going to make sure it hangs right for me to "clench" it, as that's my preferred method. Then when the time is right I'll break it in, but not right away. Maybe in 10-15 years I'll be sitting still more when I enjoy a pipe and it won't matter, but for now.......
Here's the other side:
And the top:
And the stamping. Seriously, some of the stamping was really crap. I know I've read that stamping is difficult, but when you pay good money...
What really gets me is when there's an estate Pete on SP and they have the balls to say: "Stamping worn from...
I was sure this came up in a previous year because it was also present then (in all of them?). Unfortunately I can't recall what the conclusion was..............
Nice large chambers, seems at least the size of a house pipe. I snagged this one and I hope it's all I expect. Some had some VERY POOR stamping on the bottom, so I had to check that against the grain & plateau that I liked.