Snagged This at Iwan Ries Last Week

[pylorns]

I was in Chicago last week and had the chance to pay a visit to Iwan Ries. Wow. Awesome place, and the lounge is to die for. Anyway I managed to snag a Dunhill Root Briar Billiard with saddle bit.

The nomenclature has been buffed off so I got a good deal on this pipe. The model number is still there as 659 and there is a circle and a barely readable number 4. But the dunhill and made in England appears to have been buffed off. I suspect it's 1969 though as we were talking and the guy in the shop mentioned most of the estates they had coming in lately were from the 60s.

 

[mso489]

A perfect pipe purchased at the perfect shop. Excellent. A-plus.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Very nicely done, weak buffed nomenclature detracts very little from the since it speaks volumes due to condition, etc. enjoy it for many years and great smokes!

banjo

 

[brass]

Have you noticed how much sweeter the smoke when you get a good deal on the pipe?

 

[okiescout]

It is all in your pipe brass. Ha Ha!

You are absolutely right.

 

[papipeguy]

Nice snag. the others are right and I've seen Dunhills with very weak stamping. Bottom line is f you like it and it smokes well you're a winner. enjoy.

 

[pylorns]

Thanks, yeah, it smokes great!