Show Us Your Bullcaps!

[donjgiles]

From the Comoy Shape Chart

364​	bullcap​	str​	-​
364p​	bullcap​	str​	paneled​

Add to that the 364c that I showed earlier.
The c is for the curved stem.

 

[ssjones]

I didn't remember there were three variants of the Comoys 364!

 

[Scottishgaucho]

The estate 'bullcaps' I acquired here in Argentina were just advertised as 'pipes'.....not even sure I knew what a bullcap was at the time anyway. I just bought them because I was attracted to the shape straight away. The first is the 'Gordon' Made in England and the second a Made by Hardcastle's 'Argyle'. Both are wonderful smokers.

 

[ssjones]

@Scottishgaucho, those both nail the shape! "Who Made That PIpe" attributes Gordon to Comoy's - is there a shape number or COM on that pipe?

 

[Scottishgaucho]

@Scottishgaucho, those both nail the shape! "Who Made That PIpe" attributes Gordon to Comoy's - is there a shape number or COM on that pipe?

There's a 1012 number stamped underneath the shank.

 

[Ziggywm]

This is a GBD Virgin #728.

 

[Ziggywm]

This is my GBD Prehistoric Conquest #755.

 

[edger]

The estate 'bullcaps' I acquired here in Argentina were just advertised as 'pipes'.....not even sure I knew what a bullcap was at the time anyway. I just bought them because I was attracted to the shape straight away. The first is the 'Gordon' Made in England and the second a Made by Hardcastle's 'Argyle'. Both are wonderful smokers.

I’ve seen yours before and love them. I knew you would appear on this thread. That shape has always appealed to me. Thanks for posting.

 

[mso489]

Thanks for clarifying the shape. I've seen them before and read about them, but I'd forgotten the specs. I kind of like the bulldog and Rhodesian shapes better, but that's me. Fine looking pipes, these.

 

[Ziggywm]

This is my GBD Prehistoric Conquest #755. View attachment 64882View attachment 64883

The only pipe I ever lost was a GBD New Standard in the same shape. Slipped out of my pocket on campus where I was teaching and into the snow. When I realized it was gone, retraced my steps, but to no avail. Some student found a nice pipe.

 

[rushx9]

One of my favorite pipes, a svelte Washington Park Whitehall gifted to me by my best bud @BROBS

 

[rushx9]

I think the difference between these old school versions of french Pot, Prince, and Bullcap shapes mostly come down to the height of the bilge. A Pot is cylindrical, the Prince is widest at or near the bottom and tapers up like a squat brandy glass, and the Bullcap has it's widest point at the top or shoulder. Also, a Pot or Prince tends to have a U shaped chamber, while Bullcaps often have pronounced conical chambers, following the outer lines of the bowl.

 

[BROBS]

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One of my favorite pipes, a svelte Washington Park Whitehall gifted to me by my best bud @BROBS

That thing is a beaut and a smoking machine

 

[edger]

I think the difference between these old school versions of french Pot, Prince, and Bullcap shapes mostly come down to the height of the bilge. A Pot is cylindrical, the Prince is widest at or near the bottom and tapers up like a squat brandy glass, and the Bullcap has it's widest point at the top or shoulder. Also, a Pot or Prince tends to have a U shaped chamber, while Bullcaps often have pronounced conical chambers, following the outer lines of the bowl.

Very well described.