Alright, for any of you that were interested in the Falcon box with the bowls, they are spoken for. Thanks guys!
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Loved to have torn your hand off for those but postage to UK prohibitive. Hope the new owner appreciates them!!
Oh and here's another that came today. Falcon standard curved stem with meerschaum lined billiard bowl. Dental bit as well. 
This was my first pipe in 2018. I’ve gotten a few extra bowls since then but this pipe is still in my first pick rack. I absolutely love this Falcon and I really do need to acquire some more, come to think of it. 
Blimey, first pipe I bought in the early 1970s was a Falcon. Lost in the mists of time, I think.
You absolutely should!This was my first pipe in 2018. I’ve gotten a few extra bowls since then but this pipe is still in my first pick rack. I absolutely love this Falcon and I really do need to acquire some more, come to think of it.
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I am tempted, have to say. 50 years coming full circle.
Where are you getting new Falcon stems and bowls? I wanted to get some new ones to gift, but after several years of not looking for them, they seem to be in very short supply. The Falcon-branded meerschaum and meerschaum-lined bowls were nowhere available.
Hi. My usual shop is Smoke King but like everywhere they don't carry the whole range at any one time. Another good supplier who have a good range of stems is My Smoking Shop. If you Google Falcon Pipes you'll see other suppliers and it's a case of trawling through to see what's in stock.
With regards meerschaum lined bowls, apparently there is a shortage of meerschaum at present and it's a case of whatever stock is left. I found the pipe I showed here on eBay so got lucky. Lot of shops selling older unsold stock on eBay so that's worth a check.
My Smoking Shop also do a unique range of hand carved meerschaum bowls to fit the Falcon range from a supplier in Turkey. Of course the shops mentioned are UK based and if you're anywhere else you'd have to enquire about shipping etc.
Hope that helps and you get lucky in your search!
Good morning, FalconForever! I will check a wider range of UK shops. GQ has some stock, but I will widen my search. Thanks for the tip! I was afraid you might report that Falcon shuttered.
I know people who love these pipes. Without denigrating anyones personal tastes I have just never understood the appeal of smoking a pipe made out of a length of break fluid piping, recycled Colt 45 Malt liquor cans and a drilled out wooden door knob. I think I own one that belonged to my late Father probably from the early 1970s which was used for smoking other 'things' when I was at university. When used for smoking other 'things' it excelled and certainly beat the pants of the old 'Octo-Bong' for delivering a cool and bite free mind expanding smoke!
Old pal, I often repeat your pronouncement on Falcons when smoking my own in mixed company. Your comment now has new relevance. Since Missouri has gone all-in on that other leaf, I am warier of smoking my Falcon in places where it might get me mistaken for a partaker.
People seem to have a love/hate thing with Falcons. They seem to perform fine from what I can gather, but their appearance divides people.
Some stem bowl combinations are better than others.
I think the bent Falcon Hunter with a little bowl is my favourite in terms of appearance. But I'm struggling to find a photo. Here is the best I could find. I think a little rusticated bulldog would be a better looking bowl personally.
Some stem bowl combinations are better than others.
I think the bent Falcon Hunter with a little bowl is my favourite in terms of appearance. But I'm struggling to find a photo. Here is the best I could find. I think a little rusticated bulldog would be a better looking bowl personally.
I'm fairly pleased with the construction and function of a briar/vulcanite tobacco pipe, but I understand that the flexibility of multiple bowl options could be appealing. But for me, the plastic stem is the deal breaker, much like MM pipes, that have not been modded. For me, life's too short for crappy stems.
Whatever @condorlover1 says, you just can't deny the innate sex appeal of the humble Falcon.
I can't be bothered to dig out all of mine. By their very nature they end up in rucksacks, coat pockets and in the shed. The great thing about Falcons is they're almost impossible to get a bad smoke from, so they're great for beginners, and they're great for travelling and throwing in a pocket. Since @simong mentioned them, here is the Peaks Pipes falcon bowl I bought at the UK pipe show:
I can't be bothered to dig out all of mine. By their very nature they end up in rucksacks, coat pockets and in the shed. The great thing about Falcons is they're almost impossible to get a bad smoke from, so they're great for beginners, and they're great for travelling and throwing in a pocket. Since @simong mentioned them, here is the Peaks Pipes falcon bowl I bought at the UK pipe show:
I don't really mind them, but there is also a huge amount of variation. I did go and dig some stems out after all!
Far left is an early vulcanite stem model (thanks @simong ), next is I believe a very early one (but I can't remember where I found that out), next is a 60s British-made one, next is 70s or 80s British, last is a modern one.
Soap Bar in the old man’s falcon? Cad & a bounder sir! You sure you’re not Welsh??
(song will offend the easily offended, clan smokers etc.)