So, I have this Dunhill pipe. I have 6 other estate pipes, all different makers and it's been taking me weeks to figure out the type of pipe it is, the origin, etc., but I have those all pretty much nailed down. But , I now see that the Dunhill world is complex. It seems that the name Dunhill is for pipes like the Leica name is to cameras... and the older the better. I saw one broken Dunhill tanshell Briar go for $190 on eBay. Why?
Dunhill, unlike other many other pipe makers, stamps their pipe with a code, where one can decipher the year, etc., which is very cool. It's still a little crytpic, and I've found misleading info on the web. If any Dunhill experts would like to take a look here at a few of my pics, and see if I am accurate when I state that this looks to be a Dunhill Root Briar 53 (not sure what 53 means), but there is a 4 after the stamped "England", and that means it was manufactured in the 60's (?). The 3 refers to the bowl size and the R refers to Root Briar. It is a smooth Bent Billiard. How'd I do?
Dunhill, unlike other many other pipe makers, stamps their pipe with a code, where one can decipher the year, etc., which is very cool. It's still a little crytpic, and I've found misleading info on the web. If any Dunhill experts would like to take a look here at a few of my pics, and see if I am accurate when I state that this looks to be a Dunhill Root Briar 53 (not sure what 53 means), but there is a 4 after the stamped "England", and that means it was manufactured in the 60's (?). The 3 refers to the bowl size and the R refers to Root Briar. It is a smooth Bent Billiard. How'd I do?