Longchamp ?

[dusty]

I would like to buy a longchamp, now i know that they no longer make them so i am wondering what to look for?

 

[bigvan]

I don't understand the question. Go to ebay, search "longchamp". I just did and found dozens.
What am I missing?

 

[baronsamedi]

They are on Ebay all the time. I have two.

 

[dusty]

how can you see if there are cracks in the bowl or any other issues under the leather?

 

[bigvan]

You can't... that's probably why they're not made anymore.
Look for an established seller with a good rating, and don't spend too much.

 

[marmal4de]

The leather is stitched to the pipe, there isn't any easy way to inspect the outer briar.

 

[dusty]

Thank you

 

[jaysin]

There are several other companys that make leather wraprd pipes like Derby medico hell i think they all did at one time. or take a pipe to a leather shop and have them do it.

 

[bassem]

Jaysin is right. I have a Savinelli pipe that is leather wrapped under a German name "Etienne Aigner". Bought the pipe in 1980. A great smoker but will never know the quality of wood beneath the leather. Dunhill makes leather pipes but they are rather expensive.

 

[ssjones]

I missed an opportunity to see a large Longchamp collection. Former MD Governor Marvin Mandel was a huge pipe enthusiast and always had a Longchamp in his hand. My wife met him a few weeks ago, and pipes came up. He is 92 and invited us to see his collection (takes a room in his mansion). But, he was put in a nursing home shortly there after and that opportunity is now probably gone. Dang.

 

[topd]

This Longchamp was my first pipe, purchased at the Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina in 1972. I paid $4.00 for it.

 

[baronsamedi]

The leather on one I bought was degraded so I removed it. The briar was just fine. That's the only way to tell.

 

[dhizzy]

Semper Fi there Top. Nice to see another Marine on here. That you in the photo in Desert Storm round 1?

 

[topd]

Hey dhizzy! Absolutely! Simper Fidelis Marine! That's me in Kuwait in the first one, March 1991. My last Hoo-Raw before retirement. I took three cobs and a brier with me over there. I still have one of the cobs, the rest were destroyed. I got a block of meerschaum on the way over and carved my own pipe. I'll put a photo up later. Good to see Marines here also!