I risked my life to join a stranger who was selling nine pipes on Facebook Marketplace. A Rossi, a Jeantet, a Butz Choquim, and several Bruyere Garantie. The interesting thing is this Peterson's.
Peterson's Found in Marketplace
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I entrust you still have your life?
In addition you have some nice pipes and a story to tell.
In addition you have some nice pipes and a story to tell.
I've met a few great people selling estate pipes on marketplace. It's the thrill of the hunt I like best. Out of the 18 pipes I own I only bought one in store.
@ashdigger is our resident rugby COM MIE Peterson expert. He’ll be along shortly to tell you exactly what you have. But on face value, it’s a 314, London made, Rugby COM, system Standard. And it looks to be in very nice shape. I suspect it’s pre 1947.
Cool find!
Odd that it looks to have shape number stamped under the Peterson’s (over) System, usually there’s only a 0-3 grade number there-I thought it had just a 1 there on first glance, which would be normal.
That and the “two shield” K P on the silver ferrule makes it interesting for sure!
(edit) i’ll be interested to hear more about it from someone that knows such things…
Odd that it looks to have shape number stamped under the Peterson’s (over) System, usually there’s only a 0-3 grade number there-I thought it had just a 1 there on first glance, which would be normal.
That and the “two shield” K P on the silver ferrule makes it interesting for sure!
(edit) i’ll be interested to hear more about it from someone that knows such things…
Looks like a nice Pete. Good answers above.
Definitely Pre-Republic, the stamping is all there. No 0-3 means closer to the Republic, but that just more educated guess than fact.
“Odd that it looks to have shape number stamped under the Peterson’s (over) System, usually there’s only a 0-3 grade number there-I thought it had just a 1 there on first glance, which would be normal.”
System 0 Pre-Republic
Here’s are examples of it all coming together
Definitely Pre-Republic, the stamping is all there. No 0-3 means closer to the Republic, but that just more educated guess than fact.
“Odd that it looks to have shape number stamped under the Peterson’s (over) System, usually there’s only a 0-3 grade number there-I thought it had just a 1 there on first glance, which would be normal.”
System 0 Pre-Republic
Here’s are examples of it all coming together
For the record, if you had sanded it, I would have found you, I have a certain set of skills that should frighten people who sand old pipes.
Unless it's to smooth out a burnt rim, I find sanding a pipe pretty pointless. A soft brush, a little dish soap, water, and a heat gun handy to dry it out can bring a pipe back to the natural briar color without erasing the markings. In this case, it was only a superficial cleaning, choosing to preserve the rim's flaws.
Flaws exhibit use. A well used pipe is worth more than a museum piece.
How well used are ya talking about?
Some people would argue this is a "well used" house, for example ---
Looks good!
Forget my comment about two shields on the ferrule, the third has since appeared!
This is a beautiful example of my favorite pipe.
Made my day!
Made my day!