Looking for a replacement metal GBD stem badge (29/12/13)

[damnyak]

Hey gang, I have a old GBD pipe that it missing the metal stem badge, I am putting it out there if any one of you happen to have an old junker, or a spare badge you took out of a old busted pipe. I have attached a picture (borrowed from reborn pipes)
Any help would be great.
Thanks everyone

Edit/Al: Moved to the "Repair & Maintenance" section, there are no "I'm looking for BLANK" ads in the Buy/Sell/Trade

 

[ssjones]

Those are almost unobtainable. Your best bet is to buy an older pipe on Ebay that has the Rondell. I've never come across a singular rondell. Pipes in poor condition are often under $30 shipped. Here's one example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GBD-NEW-ERA-ESTATE-PIPE-/331091829549?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d169c632d&nma=true&si=PFxJlfv%252FZVyIkuJj3xxl4IRtpnI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-GBD-Sauvage-347S-Estate-Tobacco-Pipe-France-/171182401251?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27db4426e3&nma=true&si=PFxJlfv%252FZVyIkuJj3xxl4IRtpnI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

It would been a shame to scavenge from this pipe, but it was also under $30 (why didn't I bid on this one???)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GBD-MANDARIN-SADDLEBIT-BILLIARD-SHAPE-9436-/321280631893?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4acdd16455

 

[misterlowercase]

Walker Pipe Repair offers a replacement.
http://www.walkerpiperepair.com/html/pipe_repairs.html
GBD Stem Tags

Original Brass Rondelles

$15.00
Sorry I don't have an old one laying around, maybe someone does though!
I've only got one Digby,

yet to get me a GBD proper.
Hard to find a good blast'd GBD straight billiard,

which is what I'm after.
Good luck with yours,

hope it comes out all right,

well worth saving these old briars!

 

[flmason]

Contact Premal Chheda at Smokers Haven. His shop originally opened in the 1940's was the largest retailer of GBD pipes. He might have some stems or parts available

 

[ssjones]

Sadly Walker has been out of those rondells for several years, I'm not sure why he doesn't update that item.
But they sure make a tantalizing picture...

 

[mkelaw]

Last year Tim West (J.H.Lowe) had a few.

 

[bluesmk]

You may have some luck with contacting Steve Laug, or he could direct you to a source:

http://rebornpipes.wordpress.com/
Dan

Gabrieli Pipes

 

[ssjones]

Steve lifts his from his collection of castaway stems.