Bulldog Finally Acquired!!

[Ethan]

I have been on the hunt for a bulldog to add to my collection. It seems like something I have been after forever, and not found just the right 1, at the right price point. I finally found a 1 that was worth it to me to buy brand new. The Nording Valhalla spigot sandblast ticked all the boxes for me, and happened to be on sale when I came across it. A fine, handmade selection with all the esteemed status that is required for proper time spent arranging flamingos in the spring...I am sure it will get plenty of smokes on other occasions, but obviously this is a key role I needed to fill.

 

[BrokenRecord]

Nording spigots seem like a heck of a deal.

 

[Ethan]

Nording spigots seem like a heck of a deal.

Everything appears first class on this, with the exception of the bowl coating. No real complaints, but does not eliminate the need for some proper break in smokes.

 

[mikethompson]

Glad you found your first Bulldog!

 

[Ethan]

Glad you found your first Bulldog!

Thank you! The closest I have come before this is the front half of 1 in an estate pipes lot with a broken shank.

 

[OneGoodBulldog]

That's a good Bulldog.

Nice flamingos too!

 

[Ethan]

That's a good Bulldog.

Nice flamingos too!

Thank you....quality flamingos are a bit of thing around here. The same can not be said about the wallpaper in this room

 

[bullet08]

Nice straight bulldog! Got me a new bent bulldog. Not Nording. My usual brand. They released new shapes in one of their line.

 

[Ethan]

Nice straight bulldog! Got me a new bent bulldog. Not Nording. My usual brand. They released new shapes in one of their line.

Congrats, I feel there will be a bent dog in my future at some point

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Nice score! I love that pipe design.

 

[philobeddoe]

 

[cshubhra]

Enjoy your new Bulldog pipe ?

 

[Chasing Embers]

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You're not kidding, look what it did to that poor flamingo!?

 

[olkofri]

 

[OzPiper]

May this be the 1st of your kennel of bulldogs

 

[kcghost]

Bulldogs are really great pipes.

 

[Ethan]

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Maybe so....but also the wine that sets the benchmark by which all others will be judged

 

[Fiddlepiper]

Nice looking bulldog. I recently got my first, a bent Comoy’s. Excellent flamingo game too. ?

 

[Duke of Erinmore]

I rarely see great straight bulldogs (like yours, it's awesome). Most of them are too chunky and unelegant for my taste.

What I would go for is the Savinelli 509 shape. This is a perfect straight Bulldog for me.

Unfortunately it is no longer produced and almost never shows up on the Estate market. Recently I missed one on eBay:

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[Ethan]

I rarely see great straight bulldogs (like yours, it's awesome). Most of them are too chunky and unelegant for my taste.

What I would go for is the Savinelli 509 shape. This is a perfect straight Bulldog for me.

Unfortunately it is no longer produced and almost never shows up on the Estate market. Recently I missed one on eBay:

Savinelli -Giubileo d' Oro- o. Fi. | eBay

Finden Sie Top-Angebote für Savinelli -Giubileo d' Oro- o. Fi. bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

www.ebay.de

Thank you, and good luck in your search for the Sav. 509. I got this 1 from SP online...looks like they have 1 more of this sandblasted 351 shape in stock if you are looking for something nice to hold you over.