My New Charatan

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its a belvedere from the late 70's. i did a salt and alcohol treatment last night and cleaned the stem but it still needs polished

 

[crpntr1]

fine looking pipe there sir

 

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thanks chris and its a great smoker too, probably one of the best draws i've ever experienced

 

[tbradsim1]

Very nice shape, classic, and Charatans are fine smokers. The old cajun

 

[pipebob]

Should be a fine smoker!

 

[keith929]

Can't wait to see it after you get it cleaned up and polished. Charatans are great smokers.

 

[hobie1dog]

Polish that puppy up and post up the pictures, or send it to Cajunguy to restore. ::

 

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I will post some pics as soon as i get it done. This is my first charatan ive always heard how nice they smoked and man does it smoke great. The best part is i only paid 40 for it

 

[rigmedic1]

Sweet deal for that one, I paid $75.00 for a Charatan Special Pot about 5 years ago. It had been cleaned but not restored. I smoke it often. You are gonna like that pipe, my friend.

 

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After a little research it seems that its a little older than i thought, its either from the 50's or 60's. Dating these is very difficult

 

[ssjones]

Very nice, that will polish up nicely. It is hard to date them. Typically you see the double-comfort bit, but they used taper bits even into the Lane era. Heck of a buy for $40.