Peterson 312 NAP Bit.

[craiginthecorn]

12 of 17 here.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I was wondering if these ever came about. As a Peterson fan, i was looking forward to these. With so few made I guess it's pointless to ask if any more are available or on the price.

 

[mingc]

According to this article, Silver will make one for $250 and three or more for $225 each. I guess you'll have to find your own bowl.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

According to this article, Silver will make one for $250 and three or more for $225 each. I guess you'll have to find your own bowl.

Wow, that's a pricey stem. Might be worth it though, just for the experience. And it seems she put's a lot of hours into the work of each stem.

 

[jojoc]

Here's the 2019 Peterson 312 with the NAP bit and a 4AB cumberland stem. Peterson only produced this particular bit from around 1890 to 1905. If you look close enough, you may notice that there are three holes in the bit to spread the smoke around your mouth. Only seventeen of these were made, and Silver Gray did a fantastic job making the stem. Whether Peterson will put this NAP bit into production is up in the air.
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@jiminks Was this project an official Peterson project, or was the a Mark Irwan project where the original Peterson stems were replaced with the replica stems?
Not that it matters, just curious.
Very nice looking pipe and interesting story behind it.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Well, that is a first for me. Never heard of the NAP bit system. Very cool, Jim.

 

[JimInks]

@jiminks Was this project an official Peterson project, or was the a Mark Irwan project where the original Peterson stems were replaced with the replica stems?
Not that it matters, just curious.
Very nice looking pipe and interesting story behind it.

It's a Mark Irwin project as you suggested, but Peterson provided the bowls for the experiment. We also got a regular p-lip stem in case anybody wants to switch out from time to time.