hello can anyone help me find out about my new pipe

[gingerfus]

Hey please someone help me after hour's of google searching I cant find it

its a briar pipe, engraved on the shank are the words
real briar

COMET

foreign made
and on the stem is an engraved white shooting star!
I would upload pics but dont know how

any help.woild be great

 

[gingerfus]

It also has a gauge in the bowl?

 

[tuold]

I found a reference to a Comet tobacco brand. Maybe it's a premium pipe.
Directions for uploading pictures are Posting Pictures

 

[gingerfus]

Whats a premium pipe?

Sorry im new to the pipe world, the wife got me it as a gift

it has a strange filtration system in it also

looks like a bolt/screw

 

[danielplainview]

I haven't found anything about Comet pipes online either. I have one. It's a straight billiard with nice grain. It has the shooting star stamp on the shank. It's one of my work pipes. Good lil smoker that never gets soggy. It must be a sub brand of decent pipe company by the quality of smokability.

Smokability• did I just make up a new word?

 

[mikestanley]

A premium pipe would be similar to the toys you sent in four box tops and $1.00 and received in the mail. A number of pipe tobacco companies did that back in the day.
Mike S.

 

[kendodan]

The filter system you talk of is probably a stinger. There are many different kinds of them.

 

[gingerfus]

Thankyou gentlemen

I have uploaded a few photos

it cost me less than 10pounds to buy so im not too worried!

Its definitely a nice little pipe with goos smokability!!

 

[tuold]

Here's a Comet Tobacco image:

If it is a premium pipe it could still be quite collectible, like the Dr Grabow Belvedere pipes. I'd still love to see a picture of it.

 

[gingerfus]

Thanks tuold

I have put some pictures in an album

im still trying to learn my way around this site

its pretty hard from my phone aa the screens broken lol

but there are pictures somewhere on here in my profile album I.think!!