Show off your Ropp pipes here

[ahmadothman]

Ropp is a french pipe maker that creates lovely, inexpensive pipes. They have a few series going around, notably their beautiful Vintage line that features quite aged briar and real horn stems. This page is dedicated to those french beauties

 

[ahmadothman]

My first Ropp, a nice Vintage sandblast with cream horn stem. Cutty shape.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

I had one of thses, good quality, worth of buying,if not that horn stem, never got used to it

 

[ahmadothman]

The pipe is excellent and I have no problem with the horn, I actually like it

 

[snowyowl]

These four 60s Ropps have factory-stamped vulcanite stems. While 6 inches in length, they are small and light enough to go in a breast or inside suitcoat pocket, per the era.


Here are my leather-covered 60s Ropps, like the ones above, were acquired unsmoked. Again, Ropp vulcanite stems. The bent one is 9mm.


This army mount Ropp is stamped "Ariane", so likely from the 70s commemorating the European Space Agency commercial satellite program. Also fitted with a 9mm vulcanite stem.

 

[darwin]

Ropp Extra Canadian. I just love this thing.

 

[phantomwolf]

Beautiful pipe, Ahmad. I'm jealous.
Also, what is the idea behind the leather covered pipes such as the ones posted by snowyowl? Are they meant for lunting? As in protection from drops etc?

 

[ahmadothman]

@phantomwolf thanks, it is a beauty and surprisingly not expensive

 

[snowyowl]

what is the idea behind the leather covered pipes

This had been discussed here before, but still an 'oldie-but-a-goodie' (DJ term from the 50s and 60s).

Returning from WWII, soldiers returned to the US with these pipes. And they became a thing/trend.

Cufflinks, ties, Sinatra, leather-covered steering wheels, so the feel of nice leather in the hand and pocket.

I coveted the first one of these pipes I saw in the late 60s.

Finally got one... in 2005, unsmoked. Took me back.

[the idea was to feel good in the hand, and keep the bowl cool]

 

[eddiegrob]

This is a Ropp Superior apple in Algerian briar,turned in the 1950s or earlier but finished in recent years.

 

[agnosticpipe]

What, no love for the old cherry wood pipes? I find these rather unique and enjoy smoking mine about as much as any pipe if I'm in the mood.
Mine has seen some use, has a replacement stem and a silver repair band. It's kind of rough around the edges, but smokes just fine, and looks a little different than most of them.