Definitive Guide to Dunhill Group Sizes

[Singularis]

I keep seeing people talk about Dunhill group sizes as if its common knowledge (probably is for many, but not this pipesmoker who has been at this hobby for nearly 5 years). And whenever I try to search for info on it (here and elsewhere), I just hit a dead end.

So, does any know some pages on the Internets that I can bookmark for later reference?

Thanks!

 

[Chasing Embers]

More a reference to the size of the block used to make the stummel than the size of the pipe or its chamber.

 

[craiginthecorn]

The White Spot’s pricing sheets prices pipes by line (Shell/Ring Grain/Bruyere/Amber Root/County/Root/DR/Collector/et al) and group, plus whether they have an adornment, like silver. So from a retailer’s point-of-view, it’s more of a pricing code. That said, it’s generally understood that a Group 4 pipe is almost always an average size chamber, but don’t bet your life on it.

 

[Singularis]

So in other words, referring to a non-Dunhill pipe by Group size is almost meaningless, even if it is based in some kind of (admittedly subjective) reality.

 

[Chasing Embers]

So in other words, referring to a non-Dunhill pipe by Group size is almost meaningless, even if it is based in some kind of (admittedly subjective) reality.

 

[verporchting]

No. Such. Thing.

 

[Duck]

More a reference to the size of the block used to make the stummel than the size of the pipe or its chamber.

Indeed. Group 4 Rhodesians consistently have bigger chambers than the heftier group 5s.

 

[kcghost]

Well, it's really a rule of thumb rather than some hard and fast rule. If a pipe looks average you could call it a Group 4, if it looks like it has a large bowl call it Group 5, and if a little smaller call it a Group 3. You can continue in this vein as far as you like.

 

[sablebrush52]

Using the extinct Barling sizing nomenclature is more to the point, since it is based on chamber size, not the size of the original block. Therefore, as a public service, here are the Barling sizes:

SS, S-M, L, EL, EXEL, EXEXEL

simple. No need to thank me.

 

[snagstangl]

Pipe smokers on message boards love "common knowledge" that isn't based in reality, or that is personal experience specific.