The more I examine it, the more I begin questioning everything about it.
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What’s with the stem logo? It must mean something or be meaningful to somebody. The pipe looks Danish as you said.
Not sure about this little guy. It does have a stamp "150" and "Imported Briar" and figure on the stem, but I don't know who made it. It is far from smokable at this time. Stem is locked up tight. Full of gunk. I'm patiently trying to remove as much as I can from the mouthpiece. Any ideas who or what created this little monster?
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Grabbed this little lovat last year but actually can't remember where. It's a fantastic little smoker. Birdseye's not top shabby either. 
It’s hard to see what’s on the stem from the pictures. If it’s a letter, sometimes that can lead to an ID at English index - Pipes : Logos & Markings - http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/index-en.html
It's a lined symbol of some sort. Lord knows! Hahaha! Thank you for the link!
And in my somewhat experienced opinion, the font of the numeral stamp looks either French or very early 20thC American.
Also at times I feel like the original stem would have been longer and this (possibly) replacement stem was personalized by/for who knows.
I don't smoke used pipes. So this is as close as it gets. Bought this meer last year with no name. doesn't pass a pipe cleaner with the stem on or off 
. Takes about 3 minutes for me to fanagle it through with the stem off. But it still smokes great, and is coloring neat.
. Takes about 3 minutes for me to fanagle it through with the stem off. But it still smokes great, and is coloring neat. 
The second smoke of a new pipe makes you a used pipe smoker.
I think Savinelli used to sell unfinished pipes as seconds, though now I think they are stamped and have a logo, when they are rarely available. If you smoke them long enough, they may develop color similar to stain and have a high luster finish like wax or polish without any being applied. I have two like that.
Another thread reminded me that the largest pipe I own is a no name.
I have a few like this Bulldog with tapered horn stem, orific bit.
No maker's stamps or COM
Silver band with Birmingham hallmarks, including date mark "y"
for 1898
I suspect this is one of millions of French made pipes imported into England to be silver mounted.
Then to be sold as "Made in England/London"
No maker's stamps or COM
Silver band with Birmingham hallmarks, including date mark "y"
for 1898
I suspect this is one of millions of French made pipes imported into England to be silver mounted.
Then to be sold as "Made in England/London"
So horn lasts over a hundred years pretty well? Do you have to be careful smoking this?
I've got a straight razor that's over 200 years old with the original horn scales in like new condition. Keep horn oiled to prevent drying out and cracking and it'll last a very long time.
This was unsmoked when I got it
Horn can get soft and soggy if you clench
I use softy bits all the time.
And oil from time to time
No name meer I got in Italy years ago. Smokes good. It was cheap as best as I remember.
Interesting. I wouldn’t have thought, but it’s like my old pipe with the wooden bit. I wonder what people did back in the old days. We’re some people very careful? I guess some must have been or we wouldn’t have them around. Many more people must have been carefree.
I think most of the survivors have done so because they were smoked carefully or were a part of z as large rotation (my pipes get smoked every few months)
Or were gifts that were stored and forgotten