Identify Mysterious Pipe

[BruceHudelhofen]

Hi! I'm new in the forum!
Can anyone help identifying this pipe? I bought it at a flea market.
The maker's stamp is hard to read. It probably begins with a "C" and on a second line there is probably a "Made in England" (England is pretty sure). And then probably a code (BX200?)

The pipe is quite is very light (25 grams).
Here some pics.


Thanks!
Bruce

 

[dmcmtk]

I'm going to go with an Orlik Captain Black . See here,

Orlik - Pipedia - https://pipedia.org/wiki/Orlik

see shape 200 here on pg. 20

https://pipedia.org/images/0/00/Orlik_Pipe_Shapes.pdf

 

[jguss]

Dave’s absolutely right, and incidentally the X part in Orlik model codes always signifies sandblast.

 

[BruceHudelhofen]

Wow!
You guys are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
Thanks a lot!
Bruce

 

[berniez]

I grabbed this beauty at a sale .. but can find out nothing about the markings .. can anyone tell me more about my gem.

 

[OzPiper]

GBD with electroplated band (false hallmarks)

 

[berniez]

GBD with electroplated band (false hallmarks)

Oh that makes me sad .. thank you for the quick reply

 

[mso489]

It never ceases to amaze me, instant expertise. The GBD I knew, but the band false hallmark is above and beyond.

 

[dmcmtk]

It never ceases to amaze me, instant expertise. The GBD I knew, but the band false hallmark is above and beyond.

It's the EP inside the diamond.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Oh that makes me sad .. thank you for the quick reply

It’s a dura mount though. These come standard with an aluminium block for the shank/mortise, so in a way, your EP band is kinda a fancy version.

 

[berniez]

Thank You so much .. I came across 14 pipes ... fighting to identify all of these .. so appreciate the help.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Thank You so much .. I came across 14 pipes ... fighting to identify all of these .. so appreciate the help.

Post away

 

[berniez]

Post away

I will post them tomorrow, thank you so much .. hoping to get an approx. value as well. The one with that I posted previous do you know approx.

 

[captainsousie]

I will post them tomorrow, thank you so much .. hoping to get an approx. value as well. The one with that I posted previous do you know approx.

Without seeing the shank and mortise, as well as detail shots of the bowl, it is pretty hard to even give a ballpark. If I were you, and you are hoping to sell them I gather, I would contact one of our site sponsors like Pipestud or MKELAW with some good pictures and sell through them. It may seem like a steep commission but their reputation gets you more for your money across the board.

 

[berniez]

Without seeing the shank and mortise, as well as detail shots of the bowl, it is pretty hard to even give a ballpark. If I were you, and you are hoping to sell them I gather, I would contact one of our site sponsors like Pipestud or MKELAW with some good pictures and sell through them. It may seem like a steep commission but their reputation gets you more for your money across the board.

Ok sounds good.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I will post them tomorrow, thank you so much .. hoping to get an approx. value as well. The one with that I posted previous do you know approx.

I also am out of the loop with estate pipe values as I live in New Zealand. One thing that has been suggested before is to do an eBay search for the pipe and then using the filters click “completed items”. That will then only show you stuff that has already sold so you get a sense of market value

 

[berniez]

Didn't think I could look up completed thanks so much.

 

[mikethompson]

There is an incredible depth of knowledge on here. You could almost show a picture of a chewed up stem and get a precise manufacturing date.