Help me dating this Peterson

[Astrag]

Hello everyone. I’ve recently purchased this Peterson system 317. The seller told me that it should be quite old (1980 maybe) but I’d like to know if there is a possibility to have a precise date.
Any guess? Thank you in advance.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

Every pipe I tried to date was dead set on being a tradpipe and wouldn't contribute to the family budget.

 

[FLDRD]

Very nice in my opinion. The 317 is one of my favorite Peterson standards, 314 being my absolute fav. This is a very nice example of one. Nice catch.

 

[bootlegpipes]

Precise dates are hard since the best you can go off of is the hallmark on a sterling silver band (yours is nickel and doesn't have such hallmarks). But even if the band was silver and had a year hallmark (e.g. 1982), the hallmark could've been stamped on the band that year but the stummel was made the following year. If you look on SP the 2025 hallmarked pipes don't start coming out until sometime in the second quarter (although I think they now get the right hallmarks for pipes that are annual releases like St. Patrick's Day).

Still, the shaping on that pipe is curvy in all the right places and doesn't have weird angles. It's definitely a keeper and I'd imagine would smoke very well.

 

[ashdigger]

“Quite old”? Wow. I was born in 1963. I guess I’m quite quite old.

Pete’s are notoriously hard to date. You get more of an era.

Good looking burner though.

 

[didimauw]

“Quite old”? Wow. I was born in 1963. I guess I’m quite quite old.

Pete’s are notoriously hard to date. You get more of an era.

Good looking burner though.

You dont look a day over 113.

 

[Astrag]

“Quite old”? Wow. I was born in 1963. I guess I’m quite quite old.

Pete’s are notoriously hard to date. You get more of an era.

Good looking burner though.

Let’s say “quite old” in pipe years, not human years .

 

[ashdigger]

Let’s say “quite old” in pipe years, not human years .

But, I have pipes from the late 1800’s, what do I title them?

 

[Astrag]

Wow! Do you still smoke them?