Anse Hatfield’s REAL pipe?

[diverdoc]

I’ve seen many nice renditions of the “Devil Anse” pipe as smoked by Kevin Costner on screen, but I haven’t been able to find any photos of Anse himself with a pipe. Have any of you seen one?

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

My understanding is that Devil Anse isn't known to have smoked a pipe, but that Kevin Costner added that little bit himself. Of course after the miniseries came out, pipe enthusiasts went googoo gagga over the little pipe and it became an overnight sensation. Pipe makers came out of the wood work and started making their own versions of it in order to get in on that piece of pie while it was still hot. And the rest is history... well, altered history.... sort of.
Edit to add: My favorite, by the way, is the Moonshine Pipes Deviled Egg. A beefier version of the Devil Anse shape.

 

[ashdigger]

My favorite, by the way, is the Moonshine Pipes Deviled Egg.

I know the company has changed hands now, but when I purchased my Anse from them it was a shitshow. The pipe was a mess and "lost in the mail". I then recieved a new pipe, smoked it once or twice and gifted it away.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I know the company has changed hands now, but when I purchased my Anse from them it was a shitshow. The pipe was a mess and "lost in the mail". I then recieved a new pipe, smoked it once or twice and gifted it away.

My understanding is Jonathan Lavezzo really pissed a lot of people off. Personally, I chatted with him a few times and he seemed like a straight up guy. I watched him carve a blowfish live on Facebook and he certainly had talent. But that shit show you talk about, when it blew up, was all over Facebook, so I believe you. People ordered pipes they never received, empty promises to make it right, etc., etc. Honestly, I think it's a shame. My Deviled Eggs were both made by him before he sold to Briarworks, and they are two of my all time favorite pipes. Fantastic smokers, the both of them. So I was excited that Briarworks finally decided to re-release the shape. I still haven't purchased one of theirs but I certainly will eventually.

 

[ashdigger]

I own a Briarworks Billiard and I'm happy with it. Very happy.
For Devil Anse I greatly prefer my Eric Paulson's and my Ryan Alden's.
Edit: I don't have Facebook but would've loved to climb on the shitshow boat and drop and anchor. That dude told me on a phone call a complete stack of bullshit. That's why I got rid of the pipe. Couldn't even stand having the association in my presence.

 

[xingpao]

I have a Moonshine deviled egg but dropped it and nicked the lip of the stem. I need to take it by Briarworks, but they did not sound like they wanted to do it.

 

[gatorlope]

Just for curiosity, I went through the online images of Devil Anse and I didn’t even see that any of his family was smoking either.

The closest I saw was a picture of him standing next to an unidentified man with a cigar.

 

[canadianpuffer]

Historical or not, the anse is an awesome shape!

 

[mso489]

I thought the TV drama version was rather romanticized inasmuch as the story would bear. A lot of fairly random murder going on, but filmed with a sort of gangland style that made it seem tragic rather than just squalid, which it more than likely was. A death fetish, suicide projected upon others, as seen in so many "movements" today.

 

[gatorlope]

At least Kevin Costner had something to stick in his mouth and fiddle with while he was remembering his lines! :rofl:

 

[hawky454]

I just finally watch The Hatfield’s & McCoy’s Abd now I finally understand where that name came from. Ha.

 

[daniel7]

Peterson's catalogue, 1906:

 

[jpmcwjr]

Nice! All p-lips, and all very à la mode!

 

[crashthegrey]

The Anse is a cool shape and definitely blew up, but you'll find a bunch of pipe companies making something similar in the early 1900's. These fads come and go, and then come and go again. It is pretty cool actually.

 

[workman]

I liked the series. Kevin Costner got famous playing good guys, but is much better at playing cynical tough guys, bad even.

The pipe is nice too.