Just got the winning bid on a 1940s Dunhill Shell!

[sailorjeremy]

Dunhill Shell
Here she is! Needs a little TCL, but otherwise I'm pretty freaking stoked!

 

[jah76]

That's a VERY sharp pipe. I bet it cleans up nicely. A good cleaning is probably all the shank needs to get that stem back inside.
I would wait a bit after I cleaned it in case you were thinking about altering or sanding the tenon to trim it down. IMO sometimes wet briar gets a little puffed up and it could throw your sizing off. What fits one day sometimes is loose the next.
Please pose pics when you get it back up and running!

 

[woodsroad]

It will be interesting to see better photos. The eBay listing photos suck, which always makes bidding difficult. I think that you did well, though. Looks like a lot of cake there on the rim that will have actually preserved things a bit. Keep us informed!

 

[cortezattic]

Congrats on a nice pipe! Oh, and welcome to the forums! :clap:

 

[oldmannk]

Congrats Sweet pipe

 

[petes03]

Nice find, it should clean up nicely!

 

[sailorjeremy]

Thanks for having me gents! Yea I will deff be posting better pics when it gets to me. I was a little worried about the stem not meeting the shank but I'm sure it either wasn't set in all the way or it just needs a good cleaning. Prob gonna send this one out to Walker. I'd rather let the pros take care of this one. I don't trust myself enough to be messing around with such an old pipe :P

 

[elpfeife]

It looks like you landed a handsome one. Somewhat sadly, the vendor is selling off a heritage from his grandfather. But now it belongs to someone who can appreciate it.

 

[aquilas]

Wow! What a steal you got! Can't wait to see more pics of when you get her and clean her up!

 

[lawmax3]

Very nice. I think the older Dunhills look great.

 

[sablebrush52]

Nice win! Hope she smokes well for you!

 

[dmcmtk]

Seller had some really nice pipes, this Dunhill, going by the 4S mark is from the 1951-4 period. The mortise probably just needs a good cleaning. Well done.

 

[teufelhund]

Congrats on the win. I bet it cleans up very well.

 

[crazypipe]

 

[ssjones]

I love the Cherrywood shape.

 

[sailorjeremy]

Woah! That's some damn good work Sam! Those are beautiful! The seller had some really nice pipes. It is a bit sad that he sold off his grandfather's pipes, but I intend to keep the legend alive

 

[titus]

Gratz, classic shape!

 

[rcstan]

Congrats, lovely. Should clean up nicely.

 

[frennchy11]

:clap: Congrats! That is my favorite shape and it looks like you got it for a great price as well!

 

[mrdottle]

CONGRATS! You 'DUN' good! One 'HILL' of a win!