I’m no Upshall expert, by any means. But I can’t believe that pipe left the factory with that slot in the stem……. I know Upshall’s quality suffered near the end but damn……. That’s horrible.
Dunhill…….. the older the better. Such a classic shape, one of my favorites. Here’s an old 1930’s FE. Personally I don’t think it gets any better…….
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