Bought this for just under $50, and would love to know of its history if anyone's in the know.. Also, the tenon seems to be reversed? It's stuck into the pipe with the mortise being in the stem. Is that supposed to be that way?
Any info on this Peterson's 80S Kapmeer?
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Do you have a picture of the stem out of the pipe and the mortise? If it goes directly into the wood without a liner it may be from the transitional period of 1969 to 1971. I have a transitional Kapmeer 999 wherein the stem just fits into the stummel without the reciprocal liner ... I forget the proper terminology for it at the moment.
Apologies! I meant to include one but forgot to take it! It's either lodged into the pipe super tight or has been glued in as I wasn't able to pull it out with a generous twist and tug
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Disregard what I wrote then. That is the complete opposite of what I have. This PPN blog. might help you. It maybe that the tenon is screwed in and the opposite end was glued into the stem and became free. I do not know anything about these bulldogs.
388. A Visual History of Peterson’s Bulldog Shape, Part 1: The Patent Era (1891-1919).
PSA: If you missed out on the mugs, flatcaps or tampers, see the end of this post. The quest for the perfect Peterson bulldog began for me with the first pipe I smoked, my Dad’s Kaywoodie White Br…
petersonpipenotes.org
@Streeper541 collects them and may be able to answer your question.
Disregard what I wrote then. That is the complete opposite of what I have. This PPN blog. might help you. It maybe that the tenon is screwed in and the opposite end was glued into the stem and became free. I do not know anything about these bulldogs.
388. A Visual History of Peterson’s Bulldog Shape, Part 1: The Patent Era (1891-1919).
PSA: If you missed out on the mugs, flatcaps or tampers, see the end of this post. The quest for the perfect Peterson bulldog began for me with the first pipe I smoked, my Dad’s Kaywoodie White Br…
@Streeper541 collects them and may be able to answer your question.
Ok thank you! I had a few more attempts at twisting/unscrewing the tenon out to no success, and as much as I hate the thought of not knowing what ungodly horrors hide in its crevices, I'm going to just leave it be and treat it like a reverse tenon. I'll shoot Streeper a message and see what he thinks of it!
I wasn't overly excited about its shape to start with but since having it in my hands it's definitely grown on me! I've given the pipe a light soap water scrubbing and the stem an absolute scrub down with some whitening toothpaste and it's looking so much better already! I'd say 85% of the oxidization from the stem has been removed, so hopefully another hour or so of scrubbing should get it close to entirely gone
Try a damp magic eraser. Works well on vulcanite to remove oxidation. Then shine it up with wax/oil of choice. 
;This method works decent on rim char, too.
;This method works decent on rim char, too.
Here are a couple of before and afters to inspire you.
