Finally Got a Longchamps Pony Fur

[lifeon2]

Got this on ebay last week will post my own pics after I clean up the stem.

I have been wanting one of these for some time now and I only need the aligator and the suede to have all 4.

 

[crk69]

Very odd, but cool looking pipe.. Can't wait to see your resto pics... Congrats!!

 

[smokindawg]

Just don't ride it hard or put it up wet. LOL

 

[baronsamedi]

Cool! I have a couple of Longchamps and they are pretty decent smokers. One is a smooth leather one like Elvis had and the other I couldn't save the leather :crying: but I had Jason Gone do a cool rustication job on it. I saw that pony fur on the bay, but didn't bite. Glad it turned out to be good!
Here's the one with the rust.

And here is the "Elvis" pipe with the leather.

 

[ghost]

The pony fur is very odd. Is there any purpose to it, or is it just for looks? Neat.

 

[baronsamedi]

Just one of Longchamp's crazy designs. They had some different color designs, too. They are OK smokers but not great. They have a stinger that looks like a drill bit, but it's removable.

 

[uberam3rica]

I would Like to get one with alligator skin myself

 

[baronsamedi]

The newer Longchamps were made of better briar from what I've read. The really old ones were reportedly covered in leather to hide flaws. Ropp and Butz Choquin made the newer ones.

 

[papipeguy]

The perfect pipe for Merde de Cheval.

 

[baronsamedi]

I need to get some of that. I have a French speaking friend who's into horse racing. She'll bust a gut when I say I'm smoking that!

 

[nsfisher]

First time I ever seen one of those mate, thanks for sharing

 

[scrooge]

Just got a pony fur off of ebay also. Its different for sure, came in a lot sale. mine has a straight stem.

 

[ray47]

Love that Pony Longchamp. First time I've ever seen one. A few years ago I won a 46 yr old 7 Day set of Longchamp pipes on EBay. Their contained in a red Longchamp case with a felt inner liner with each pipe having it's own slot with the day of the week printed above each slot. One of my first pipes was a Longchamp and have loved them ever since. A former Governor of Maryland, Marvin Mandel, was a huge fan of Longchamp pipes and had a large collection. I was fortunate to get a look at them when I visited the Governor's mansion in Annapolis in 1983.

 

[shutterbugg]

Is there not a risk the fur (actually, ponies don't have fur, it's hair) will catch fire?