I know it’s been talked about before but I’m sort of newish to the forum. I was lucky enough to get a 1982 dunhill of eBay today and was wondering if I should be expecting the quality I have heard so much lore about?
Birth year Dunhills?
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Good call! Everyone show us your birth year Dunhill’s.
The quality will be just what you expect from what I’ve experienced.
The quality will be just what you expect from what I’ve experienced.
Being a 1982 pipe, a lot depends on how it’s been treated. But an ‘82 Dunhill could be really nice. What finish and shape did you get?
Beautiful example of the archetypal briar shape. Enjoy it in good health!
The Dunhills of the 1980s are of mixed quality, but I must say that the three that I own are very good smokers.
80s Dunhills as said are a bit of a crap shoot. My 1980 silver spigot turned out to be a champ.
I guess nothing left to do but try some Peretti’s fine English blends in this and see how she smokes. Thank you gentlemen for the advice
I have an 84 Dunhill. She smokes just fine and has held up as a smoker for me since the day I got it - new. Way back then.
You will need to verify whether or not your 1982 Dunhill is still in fact a 1982 Dunhill. A lot of them have had replacement stems or varying quality.
No better or less than any other upper tier factory pipe.
Dunhill fanboy here; I find them exceptional, but I also love the history of the brand and what dunhill did for pipe smoking. I don't have any from the 80s but my 1978 Group 5 bent egg is one of the best smokers of heavy latakia blends I have in my arsenal. The more you smoke them, the more you'll see the differences between them and other factory pipes. And then you'll buy a Castello and your world be turned upside down realizing you have another fantastic brand to collect.
I have to agree with Chasing Embers on this one. I own one Dunhill (1953) and while it is an exceptional smoking pipe, I have Barlings, Comoy's, a couple of custom-made pipes, etc, that are just as good. I do love all of the history with Dunnie's and how they can be dated, etc. but there are some mighty good pipes out there.
As to the birth year Dunhill, I don't have one in my year (1956) but, I do have a Parker (which is a Dunhill "second" from that year. I've posted a picture of it before, but like a proud poppa, here 'tis again....
I own a 1956 Dunhill (not my birth year). It smokes well but I’ve only brought it out on a few occasions. It’s just part of the collection.
OP - I was with the 82nd Airborne in 1982 and I’m one of the younger guys on this forum. Good luck with your birth year Dunhill.
On edit. The older Dunhill’s claim to be “oil cured” briar.
But like others here, I feel that’s all marketing hype. They’re just pipes as any other.
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I have several “birth year” Dunhills. This LB shell is my favorite…
