Thanks, I love that it's figural one that doesn't hold too awkward and that the shank has latticing. My local primarily sells cigars so I haven't been in there much because my Tupperdor is past capacity, so I figured this was a good way to give them a month's worth of business.
I first saw a meerschaum pipe in a Civil War movie (don't recall which), it was shaped like a lion. I assumed it was ivory, I guess the prop people didn't know they colored or they would've gotten a well used one because I don't think a general on a campaign would've had time to get a new pipe. If you want a figural pipe that stays white there's a few options with clay, Old German Clay and Old Dominion make them.
Buy one or a few just to look at and some to smoke. I've had this one for years and it'll never see a flame.
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Much like AKB they're a distributor of multiple independent artisans. Usually only available at their site and B&Ms. My first several were Paykoc.
I see. Yeah at the shop all of the meers are Paykoc, they also have some briars and meer lined olivewoods (I have one and love it) from Paykoc.
