I am in the throes of a major PAD attack. I picked up another Pre Trans Barling. This is my first blasted one and it is a deep ring grain one. The pipe is nice group 5 and should make for a good flake pipe.
I had my stage of new and newer estate British pipes. Dunhill(new and used), Ferndown(new) Ashton(new) Lane Era Charatans)Gbd(estate),Sasieni(estate) Willmer(estate),Upshall(estate). Of all of those I have one each of Willmer, Upshall and Lane era Charatan left. So far I like how these Barlings smoke better than the others mentioned.It'll be interesting to see whether the well-seasoned old Britwood starts spoiling you for the newer
(= under 10 years) ones.