The one with black sandblast is Savinelli's Punto Oro Army mount 1002. The four digit number indicates that the factory date should be from 1958 to 1969, and the three digit number has been in use since 1970. This is a estate pipe, but its condition is quite good. For me, this is a new toy.I’m confused, you’re talking about a new Savinelli's Punto Oro army mount.
And I was like, wait a sec Savinelli doesn’t have a White Dot on the stem.
So where’s the new Savinelli's Punto Oro army mount?
Why did you post two pics of Dunhill army mount, to show that the Savinelli is as nice?
Show the Savinelli! LOL
The logo of Punto Oro on the stem is a brass dot, which looks white due to light.
I really like the Billiard Army Mount pipe, which is usually produced in the UK, small, slim, simple, and classic. However, Italian pipes have a completely different aesthetic style, full of muscle, strong and powerful, reminiscent of ancient Roman carving art, such as the 60th birthday pipe of a mutual friend of ours. For pipe craftsmen, Italian style pipes have a considerable degree of freedom, while making British style pipes is actually not that easy. Slightly smaller design flaws can be very obvious.
That's why I put Punto Oro and a dunhill 3103 together. An Italian pipe factory has such a profound understanding of British traditional styling, what an interesting Italian pipe factory it is.
