it was complete trash when I got it. I got it and another on ebay $10 for the pair. It was caked beyond being smokable, the stem was oxidized and the leather was so beat up it fell off when I tried to clean it. I did clean the holy hell out of it and polished it up and since it had good grain and could no longer be kept original, I decided it would be perfect for Jason Gone to work his magic. it came back a new pipe and now I only smoke 3 Oaks Syrian in it.