It sure does seem that way. Today I went back to my tobacconist to see about making a deal/trade and made one! Made nine tampers and said goodbye to them and two pipes and said hello to these two pipes!
Another Dunhill shell briar! This one has a banded shank due to a crack which I don't mind at all. It's certainly smoking well right now.
And this pretty darn sizable Calich EEE. Calich was a Canadian maker that I still hadn't added to my collection due to the pipes popping up on ebay getting driven up past my budget and so I decided to grab this one.
Another Dunhill shell briar! This one has a banded shank due to a crack which I don't mind at all. It's certainly smoking well right now.
And this pretty darn sizable Calich EEE. Calich was a Canadian maker that I still hadn't added to my collection due to the pipes popping up on ebay getting driven up past my budget and so I decided to grab this one.