Bohemian Pipe History?

[hawke]

Bought this pipe the other day to hang on the wall. I decided to clean it and smoke a bowl of Condor in it. I would like to know hat the generic name for these styles are and some history. Can anyone help?
This is how I got it. Says "BOHEMIAN" on it is all. I think its horn on the bottom and next to the tip/stem/button piece. $12.18 shipping and all from fleabay.

 

[buster]

I believe they are called a tyrollean pipe? I think they are cool!

 

[lonestar]

I'd call it a variant of a Tyrolean or Jagerpfeiffen (hunters pipe). I don't know if it is technically, since the bowl doesn't come out of its base. Really, I suppose that pipe is as much a Cavalier as anything else.

The stem and plug at the bottom look like horn to me.

 

[mso489]

I both admire the ornateness of this pipe, and its drama, and feel it makes me appreciate the more straightforward

shapes developed through the French pipe makers as passed along to the English, Danish, Italian designers. The

basic trim billiard and Canadian straight pipes have a special inspired spareness.

 

[warren]

I've also heard them referred to as "Alpine." I find the pipe fascinating and have wpent fruitless hours hunting for information as to the "why" of the pipe. The pipe has been around for many years and there must be some utilitarian reasons for the distinctive shape. Anyone?

 

[doctorthoss]

This is a pipe for avid outdoorsman, meant to be smoked by hunters/soldiers (upperclass). Look at the shape of the bottom - perfect for sticking into the ground. The pointed base would go just far enough into the soil to allow the pipe to rest upright on the ground, making it easy to sit a pipe down in a hurry (just plunge it into the ground and pull it out when ready, after you've shot the deer or sniped the enemy soldier or whatever). Think of it as kind of outdoor "sitter." Also, note the stem -- perfect for dangling the pipe from your mouth for long periods while working with your hands. It's a very nice, very utilitarian smoking tool.

I don't know what it's officially "worth," but I would have paid $13 for it in a heartbeat just for the historical curiosity of the thing.

 

[hawke]

Thanks for all the info! Im gonna give it a little more cleaning and smoke a few more bowls in it I think.