I greatly appreciate all of your input. I paid a very reasonable price for this piece. That may have added to my unwarranted suspicion.
email Peterson a picture of your pipe and the historian can tell you what year it was made and the edition. Special editions are usually a run of 1000 or 2500 pipes. For example this is a 2016 St. Patricks day pipe:I greatly appreciate all of your input. I paid a very reasonable price for this piece. That may have added to my unwarranted suspicion.
Bingo - no one is knocking off a Peterson pipe worth about $80. Looks legit to me.Possibly a replacement stem but I couldn't imagine anyone counterfeiting a Peterson.
I wrote an email to Peterson with a picture and they responded :I greatly appreciate all of your input. I paid a very reasonable price for this piece. That may have added to my unwarranted suspicion.
This was a generous act and very kind of you to take the time to do this! We all benifit!I wrote an email to Peterson with a picture and they responded :
"This is not a standard line of pipes that was sold in Ireland.
It may be this was a pipe commissioned for a pipe group or for a distributor in a country outside of Ireland."
So ... I would guess you have a bit of a rarity on your hands. The seller DID SAY it was a special edition.
I would photograph it or download the seller's pics and send it in to Peterson Pipe Notes for historical record. Enjoy your pipe !
My thoughts exactly.Possibly a replacement stem but I couldn't imagine anyone counterfeiting a Peterson.
To me, Its clearly a Peterson bowl with stampings and a Peterson stem with P ... the question I had was the ring or crown. Its similar to Christmas bands but not the same. Its closer to a Savinelli 2017 St. Nicholas pipe. Peterson indicated it may have been made for a pipe club or for sale outside of Ireland to a store so the seller indicating it was a special edition seems somewhat valid. The bottom line though is @japril saw a nice pipe he liked and bought it to enjoy and now it has some extra special value. We should all be so lucky !! (some are!) The 68s are nice pipes and many like them. I still have mine from 1982 !Possibly a replacement stem but I couldn't imagine anyone counterfeiting a Peterson.
I searched all of Mark Irwins blog entries on special editions, but couldn't find one with those red/white rings.To me, Its clearly a Peterson bowl with stampings and a Peterson stem with P ... the question I had was the ring or crown. Its similar to Christmas bands but not the same. Its closer to a Savinelli 2017 St. Nicholas pipe. Peterson indicated it may have been made for a pipe club or for sale outside of Ireland to a store so the seller indicating it was a special edition seems somewhat valid. The bottom line though is @japril saw a nice pipe he liked and bought it to enjoy and now it has some extra special value. We should all be so lucky !! (some are!) The 68s are nice pipes and many like them. I still have mine from 1982 !
I did the same but even he occasionally comes across a pipe he was unaware of previously, which is why I suggested the OP send him a picture and inquiry. The Sav didn't have the double brass rings but the Pete did. The RWR rings is the question. The real question is how does it smoke ??? We still don't know....I searched all of Mark Irwins blog entries on special editions, but couldn't find one with those red/white rings.
Dating yourself a bit?Is that a real poncho, or is that a Sears poncho?
Both would dispute that their central flag color is simply red.Latvia and Austria are the only two countries with a red, white, red flag if that is any help narrowing the mystery of the rings.