A buddy posted this and asked if I thought this stem was legit. I'm not savy enough on 1930's Dunhills, to not get your opinions here!
The white dot looks good, as does the stem/shank transition, but he is right, the button shape is a little off.
Thoughts?
I told him George and Jessie's opinion would worth the cross-post.
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The white dot looks good, as does the stem/shank transition, but he is right, the button shape is a little off.
Thoughts?
I told him George and Jessie's opinion would worth the cross-post.
This is a Dunhill 127 /5 Shell double patent dated 1937. The stamping all checks out, except I can't remember what the "/5" is for? However, look at this shank and stem. The shank tapers down a bit and the stem is an odd shape, to me, for a Dunhill stem. That in mind I looked at the usual suspects and the tenon looks like a factory turned tenon, the button looks like a button of that era, the slot looks like a Dunhill slot of that era, the inner tube fits perfectly in them stem and in the bowl, the stem material seems to be very high quality (I haven't soaked/polished it yet) as per Dunhill stems, but that shape... Now, the proportions look funny, but the shaping is high quality. What I mean is the taper is uniform, there's no duckbill as most mass produced replacement stems have, the edges just before the button are perfect. What are your thoughts on this? I appreciate any help you can give and feel free to either tell me to shove off or send me to someone else.
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