Jeantet De Luxe Oil Hardened Reserve Du Jubile 1816-1951

[Briar Lee]

My recent visit to Wayne Davis at Jon’s Pipe’s in The District of The University of Missouri at Columbia whetted my appetite for another Jeantet brand pipe, and lookie what I just scored for $21 plus $7 shipping and oppressive and back breaking taxes to the dad blasted gubbermint.



The pipe is stamped France (to comply with nation of origin laws) and 42 BIS (shape number?) and oil hardened (most Algerian briar was, it had to be).

There is no bargain on today’s market to equal old French pipes.

We are living in a golden age of cheap pre Algerian War of Independence Algerian briar pipes.

Shipping and taxes are a major factor in a $21 pipe.

 

[The Benedictine]

Wonderful find. I haven't thought of collecting my home country's pipes. Might have to look up some French brands.

 

[Dshift]

Seeing this gave me an immediate sellers regret having parted with my Jeantet mear hours ago
But if it's not smoked for over a month, it has to go...

 

[Briar Lee]

Wonderful find. I haven't thought of collecting my home country's pipes. Might have to look up some French brands.

What if that pipe I just bought for $21 had been stamped Made in London and King George IV 1895-1953 Funeral Edition Dunhill?

Or it read Bertram’s Eisenhower Inaugural 01/20/1953

It would have been made of the exact same oil cured Algerian briar.

It would cost some multiple of $21.

It would not be any better pipe, to smoke.

 

[The Benedictine]

What if that pipe I just bought for $21 had been stamped Made in London and King George IV 1895-1953 Funeral Edition Dunhill?

Or it read Bertram’s Eisenhower Inaugural 01/20/1953

It would have been made of the exact same oil cured Algerian briar.

It would cost some multiple of $21.

It would not be any better pipe, to smoke.

No but it's french so that makes it automatically better.

 

[Briar Lee]

No but it's french so that makes it automatically better.

Is there some Gallic tradition of celebrating a 135 year Jubilee or was it a way to sell pipes?

Money for Nothing

 

[OzPiper]

It's Bastille Day today
An appropriate pipe to have a celebratory smoke

 

[The Benedictine]

It's Bastille Day today
An appropriate pipe to have a celebratory smoke

 

[Dixie Piper]

Jeantet was a wonderful brand. I love my pear shaped Jeantet Crystal pipe. Don't sleep on Jeantet or Butz pipes!

 

[quantumboy]

ELegan

My recent visit to Wayne Davis at Jon’s Pipe’s in The District of The University of Missouri at Columbia whetted my appetite for another Jeantet brand pipe, and lookie what I just scored for $21 plus $7 shipping and oppressive and back breaking taxes to the dad blasted gubbermint.

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The pipe is stamped France (to comply with nation of origin laws) and 42 BIS (shape number?) and oil hardened (most Algerian briar was, it had to be).

There is no bargain on today’s market to equal old French pipes.

We are living in a golden age of cheap pre Algerian War of Independence Algerian briar pipes.

Shipping and taxes are a major factor in a $21 pipe.

 

[quantumboy]

Elegant!

 

[Alejo R.]

I'm not sure, but I think most of my pipes are French. I guess they've been the most imported pipes to my country. Anyway, they're a bargain, so we should stop talking about them.

 

[Briar Lee]

This pipe, is as high quality as any machine fraised factory pipe ever was.



Why they are cheap, is a much larger and more contemporary styled Chinese pipe costs $43 brand new today.

 

[rotate]

I've a 1/4 bent Rhodesian 'Flamilux Jeantet' 511 Oil Hardened pipe bearing the same Reserve du Juble dates of 1810 - 1951. An estate purchase from Denmark some years ago it had then been barely smoked, condition almost as new the cost €35 + postage.

No indication of where the briar is from or that the pipe was made in France although I believe it's safe to assume so. The pipe is a substantial piece of fine workmanship which in common with other French made pipes that I own is a joy to smoke.

 

[huntertrw]

Briar Lee:

That looks like a keeper. I love the combination of flame- and birds-eye-grain!

Please let us know how it smokes.

 

[Briar Lee]

Briar Lee:

That looks like a keeper. I love the combination of flame- and birds-eye-grain!

Please let us know how it smokes.

Like other ancient, oil cured, aged Alegerian briar pipes this one colored quickly to oxblood and smokes as well as any pipe ever made in the world at any price.

Briar quality matters.

 

[Dixie Piper]

Like other ancient, oil cured, aged Alegerian briar pipes this one colored quickly to oxblood and smokes as well as any pipe ever made in the world at any price.

Briar quality matters.

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Do you leave the stinger in?

 

[Briar Lee]

Do you leave the stinger in?

No, but it’s soooo cool I saved it.