KB&B Kaywoodie Italian Bruyere?

[Humblepipe]

Gents,

I just acquired this pipe and cleaned it up. There are no markings on the pipe itself, but the bag it came in is marked "KB&B Kaywoodie Italian Bruyere" on the button/clasp (last photo). I acquired it from a nice lady who said it was purchased new by her father in the 1940s. Before the bag faded, it was red in color, like the pipe. Are there any Kaywoodie experts out there who can comment? This is not a Kaywoodie I am used to handling...

Thanks so much!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Not a single thing about that pipe bears any resemblance to anything KBB or Kaywoodie ever did to my knowledge.

Edit: I like the bag. The pipe (to me) looks more akin to a novelty.

 

[sablebrush52]

Is the smoke hole at the button a slotted shape or round?

 

[Humblepipe]

Is the smoke hole at the button a slotted shape or round?

It is round, sable.

 

[sablebrush52]

That makes sense. The style of manufacture suggests to me something from the teens or twenties. Redmanol stem, screw in attachment. The pipe might have been bought in the '40's, but it looks like a lot of pipes from the '20's, including some made by KB&B. My guess is that the pouch is not original to the pipe.
KB&B, the parent company of Kaywoodie, made a number of different lines, including Rivoli, which featured Italian briar. Were this a KB&B product it would have been so stamped. It's a mystery.

 

[Humblepipe]

That makes sense. The style of manufacture suggests to me something from the teens or twenties. Redmanol stem, screw in attachment. The pipe might have been bought in the '40's, but it looks like a lot of pipes from the '20's, including some made by KB&B. My guess is that the pouch is not original to the pipe.
KB&B, the parent company of Kaywoodie, made a number of different lines, including Rivoli, which featured Italian briar. Were this a KB&B product it would have been so stamped. It's a mystery.

Sans stamp would be odd for a KBB. However, the bag-snap stamped "KB&B Kaywoodie Italian Bruyere" is odd, as I can not find one such Kaywoodie pipe on the web... Evidently, the owner was a WWII era 82nd Airborne Paratrooper. He jumped on D-Day. As I am an Army vet (not nearly as decorated), the pipe's background is highly interesting to me. The owner's daughter (he passed) does not know much about the pipe, accept her father had it since the 1940s. BTW, I have read almost the entire compilation of Ken Barnes posts you compiled. I appreciate your efforts and honoring Ken like that.

 

[jguss]

Sans stamp would be odd for a KBB. However, the bag-snap stamped "KB&B Kaywoodie Italian Bruyere" is odd, as I can not find one such Kaywoodie pipe on the web...

Actually it was common in the early 1920s. Here’s a typical trade ad from 1922:

 

[sasquatch]

No reason at all to think it's a KB+B pipe of any era, as far as I can tell. There's a kaywoodie-centric forum you could hit, and various experts there. kaywoodie - https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/kaywoodie/

 

[bluegrassbrian]

The lack of stamping (and that thick candy apple coating finish) make it very suspect.

Ive held a couple (and own 1) KBB/Reiss Premier/Dorset type pipes without branding stamps, but all had a typical shape number stamp.

 

[greeneyes]

I've seen several overpriced Italian KB&B pipes on eBay recently: a Paragon and a few others.

 

[Humblepipe]

Actually it was common in the early 1920s. Here’s a typical trade ad from 1922:

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Thanks, jguss.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I have a KB&B Italian briar (not bruyere), bone tenon, horn stem and orific bit. Very good smoker. Enjoy the new pipe ✌?

 

[Humblepipe]

No reason at all to think it's a KB+B pipe of any era, as far as I can tell. There's a kaywoodie-centric forum you could hit, and various experts there. kaywoodie - https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/kaywoodie/

Created a follow-up post on this forum, just to see what others might say. Thanks!