Savinelli Spigot Sterling Bordeaux 315KS

[seacaptain]

I just got this today as an upgrade for my Piazza di Spagna 315KS. I'm really happy with it, it's even better in hand. I really like the retro sterling army mount, a modern Italian homage to the original 1920's Prince design.

 

[olkofri]

Princely!

 

[aro222]

Really nice looking sav captain

Love the look of the spigot and 315 is a great shape

Cheers

 

[weezell]

NICE....

 

[saltedplug]

Just awesome! I want one. But wait a minute. . .I quit smoking.

 

[seacaptain]

But wait a minute. . .I quit smoking.

Quitting is easy. I've done it dozens of times.

 

[npod]

That! Is a sexy pipe.

 

[puffy]

Really Nice

 

[irishearl]

Quite nice. I love the prince shape.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I liked the look of the billiard version but it seems SP only has it with a filter.

 

[jravenwood]

I had that in my watch list for months! Love the stain. Congratulations on grabbing it, was too expensive for me

 

[seacaptain]

I had that in my watch list for months! Love the stain. Congratulations on grabbing it, was too expensive for me

SP had two in stock, so you can still grab one.

 

[giacomo]

Very nice! Enjoy!

 

[jpmcwjr]

A Prince of a pipe in every sense.

 

[josephcross]

Huge fan of this shape and their 313 as well.

 

[smittyd]

Beautiful pipe!

 

[saltedplug]

Drop-dead gorgeous!
But if I might make two small caveats to my adoration, which still burns steady and true, I would prefer that the stem achieve the same degree of bend, but more gradually. Two -thirds of the stem is unbent, and the bend is achieved in the final third. Also, much the same diameter is maintained to the same point, where the slimming/narrowing begins. Both of these features would seem peculiar to Savinelli shaping. If you look at Dunhill's shaping of a bent Prince stem, and at some of Scottie Piersel's Princes, you'll see the difference.

 

[danielplainview]

Classy pipe. Congrats, that’s a keeper.

 

[seacaptain]

I see what you mean. It's more of a gradual bend along the whole stem.

 

[saltedplug]

Yes, exactly, and I see this is a Dunhill. It's not as pretty a pipe, and the transition not so nearly defined, but as regards the shape of the stem, which is a gradual taper, and the length of the bend, which I see starting at about the one-third mark, I do prefer the Dunhill. Although given that Dunhill prices that are at least 100% inflated, I would never buy it.