1943 Dunhill 479 Shell Cherrywood

[doctorbob]

Just received this rare shape 479 from Smokingpipes.com.
This pipe belonged to John Loring and has the undated war-time stamp. He felt it was a 1943 pipe and who am I to argue.

I like weird pipes, and I have never handled a 479 before. Very lightweight, very cool. Putting some durbar in it right now.

It's been a good day

 

[donjgiles]

THAT, is very cool!

 

[ssjones]

Yes, very cool, I've never seen that shape. (not surprisingly!)

 

[JimInks]

Very cool. If it was fifty years older, it's be a birth year pipe for @sablebrush52 .

 

[lawdawg]

Beautiful! I’ve never had much inclination to buy an “expensive” pipe mainly just because I’ve been very happy with how my relatively inexpensive factory pipes smoke. However, I’ve been very drawn to historic pipes like yours. Very nice addition to your collection.

 

[georged]

Given the cherrywood's connection to France, and the WWII connection between England and France, I'll bet there was some sort of salute involved in the production of the 479. A top English brand blown to bits but carrying on in spite of it, making a briar copy of France's #1 "everyman's pipe."

i.e. Up yours, Adolph!

Cool.

 

[doctorbob]

Given the cherrywood's connection to France, and the WWII connection between England and France, I'll bet there was some sort of salute involved in the production of the 479. A top English brand blown to bits but carrying on in spite of it, making a briar copy of France's #1 "everyman's pipe."

i.e. Up yours, Adolph!

Cool.

Your 475 is what got me into this mess ?.

 

[doctorbob]

It certainly handled that load of Durbar quite well. Happens to be a birth year pipe for both my parents as well (hey anything to justify, right?).

 

[dmcmtk]

Fantastic pipe Bob.

 

[georged]

Your 475 is what got me into this mess ?.

Indeed.

Would you believe it's from '43 as well?

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And as long as I know you are susceptible to such things, here's a Don from 1950 to get your want-want revved up again...

MuWAHhahahahahahahaaaaa!

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[saltedplug]

Normally I would say that I don't like the shape, but having considered it, I gotta say it's pretty.

 

[doctorbob]

I should update, that John Loring thought this was a 1941 pipe, not 1943 as I stated above.