Looking for a classic,black, Dunhill shell with well defined grain.If numbers are an indicator of size, then I would be looking for a 4. PM if you know of one at a good price.
Looking for Dunhill Shell
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A 120 Shell, 60's era pipe failed to sell at $125 earlier this week. I'll see if it's been relisted. I was scratching my head over why that one didn't sell.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunhill-Shell-Briar-56-F-T-Vintage-Pipe-/112352755747?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=T7gpRwTUHdKxW7KcBeymZ03Qzyg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Perhaps it's still available.
Perhaps it's still available.
Al, it didn't sell because it's a bent pipe. Those pipes smoke wet and are very uncomfortable. Straight pipes are where it's at. Did i mention I'm drinking.
I have a Dunhill shell. Its texture does feel rather smooth for such a finish, and though it is bent, I find it smokes easily and without moisture problems.
I have about $150 invested in this piece, and don't plan to get rid of it. It is a gem, made in 1954, back when they may still have had some prewar wood and boiled stummels in oil. Who really knows?
There seems to be a certain feel to this pipe in hand that I haven't sensed with a lot of other pipes.
It could be my brain telling me that this is a very desirable smoker by all standards and thus just feels like a superior piece, or it could be some of that and that it IS a superior piece too.
I think the closest thing to the feel of the shell finish might be an orange, but a warm one.
I have about $150 invested in this piece, and don't plan to get rid of it. It is a gem, made in 1954, back when they may still have had some prewar wood and boiled stummels in oil. Who really knows?
There seems to be a certain feel to this pipe in hand that I haven't sensed with a lot of other pipes.
It could be my brain telling me that this is a very desirable smoker by all standards and thus just feels like a superior piece, or it could be some of that and that it IS a superior piece too.
I think the closest thing to the feel of the shell finish might be an orange, but a warm one.
@Ash is right, I forgot. Those vintage Dunhill bent Shells smoke terribly, you only want to watch for the straight pipes, don't hold back on bidding.
I have a 79 Dunny shell Zulu if you're interested. Excellent shape, perfect stampings, crisp blast, no repairs.
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