Let's Show Off Our Falcons!

[smudgersmissingleg]

Here's mine:

His names Erazmus, ironically he'll only smoke briars.

Chris

 

[weezell]

 

[verporchting]

The funniest part of that picture is the dead rat the bird is sitting on, presumably the one he just packed the pipe with its entrails. So ... clearly a "pouch" OTC tobacco that tastes like the fresh stinking guts of a diseased filthy vermin - I'm gonna guess Polish-made Condor? Oh, the irony.

 

[Tabacco]

My Falcob.

 

[mikestanley]

My Falcob.

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Not there is a cob I would smoke!

Mike S.

 

[Tabacco]

 

[Ettrick puffer]

Good afternoon All
In the first photo is my late fathers Falcon with a pouch of Condor. The other photo is two later additions to the stable. They all smoke excellent.
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer

 

[edger]

My stable (flock?) of Falcons. The assembled billiard my first, from 1972. The favorite of my Ulster grandfather.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Here they are:

 

[Zepfan84]

My one and only Falcon for now. I really like the way it smokes though so there will be more in the future!

 

[Hidiho]

My Falcons,

The bent international was my first Falcon bought in the mid 80's and the straight international was originally purchased with the dental mouthpiece which I never liked and recently purchased a replacement standard mouthpiece for it.

The two standard straights (AN4, AN6) were secondhand off eBay and the gun metal straight was purchased new last year...

These are my most smoked pipes as I tend to gravitate to the falcons for daily use..

 

[Duck]

I've just ordered a new stem and bowl, I'm looking forward to smoking this baby,

 

[jewman22]

First Falcon, and first of my October PAD to arrive. Cleaned it up this afternoon, and had my first smoke in it. It was an estate. And the verdict is...................................................................ME LIKEY!!! I ordered a Meer bowl for it as well.

 

[Winterreise]

And also this one

 

[Etipton]

Anyone have issue with the stems on their falcon pipes becoming brittle and breaking off?

 

[FalconForever]

Here is the info I've gathered:
Falcons started in the USA with a simple mark of Falcon 1 or 2 or 3, etc. They were exported to England 1955-1957 under the names of ALCO and Rollit (marked PP). There have been several manufacturers.
ALCO was manufactured in England starting in 1964 with a different bowl size.
F2 thru F8 were made by Fry Diecast

P4 is Presbar Die 4
The "Made in England" marking started in the early 60's. FD plus a number is Fry Diecast - the number range is FD1 - FD19. The Bantams were marked as FD B5 or FD B7 OXFORD can be marked on the Humidome, but not always.
The Shillelagh started production inb May 1966 with FD8 marking. They came in solid black with a black stem, or a bright with a white stem, or a bright with a light blue center with a white stem. You could buy a colored bowl or a traditional briar.
Federal Die Casting is marked FDF/FDG/FDH.
Andoic is marked AN plus a die number

AN2 - 1974

AN3 - 1982
Irish Falcons are confusing - mostly marked Falcon Ireland but could be marked Falcon Great Britian which had Irish stems and an English made frame.
From 1975 to 1981 there was a Falcon Head imprinted on the stem.
Hope this helps, if any of the info isn't correct, please let me know.

This is really useful information, thank you brother.

 

[FalconForever]

Anyone have issue with the stems on their falcon pipes becoming brittle and breaking off?

Not personally but Falcon themselves can replace the stem for a few as they are bonded.