What Is Your Most Eyecatching Pipe?

[sparrowhawk]

What is the pipe in your collection that draws puzzled, bewildered looks? Mine hands down is this strange, mystical pipe made by Nording; it looks like it grew in some mysterious swamp or fairy ring circle. It is, like all Nordings, a great smoker.

 

[petes03]

Most all of my 50 some odd pipes are fairly low key, but here are the ones that are (to my somewhat conservative eye)what I would call "eyecatching".
First up, a pair of Peterson "Draculas", a "606' straight pot and an "01" bent pot. Both recent purchases from Sparrowhawk.

Next up is another Peterson "Dracula", this time an "03" full bent apple. It's not a very good pic, I know, sorry.

And lastly is my Nording "Special Rustic" 1/8 bent ball. Mainly because of it's unusual shape. Once again, sorry for the poor quality iPhone pics.

By the way, that Nording is a beauty Sparrow!

 

[scrapyardape]

My most eyecatching pipe is my first, and very beat up cob. It looks HIDEOUS, but I still love it!

 

[cortezattic]

A no-name meer from the Tinderbox of the late '60s.

Most non-pipesmokers see it as ostentatious. It is, a bit, I suppose.

 

[tbradsim1]

Elie the elephant, light as a feather, good smoker.

 

[latbomber]

Probably a tie between my Mr Brog lumberjack and my paneled Peterson POTY 2011

 

[taerin]

Is it just me or do the Nording stems look like crap and the pipes look amazing?

 

[deithial]

@Eric, eat a snickers.. because your a bit harsh when you hungry, better?
Mine sadly is just m grampa's old McCarther cob and my gandalf churchwarden. But it's usually just looks of weird fueled awe from the kids.

 

[rigmedic1]

My Bartlett. It lights through a screen on the bottom.

 

[yachtexplorer]

Harpooned Char on a wave of soapstone by Michael Parks

 

[hobie1dog]

I should have known Richard would astound us.

 

[papipeguy]

Not the prettiest but you can't ignore it. A Harcourt by Preban Holm.

 

[onepyrotec]

I have a cob that a lot of people don't believe it is really a cob...but it does not produce the puzzled looks until after I mention it is a cob.
This one gets the looks because of all the carved through weaves.

 

[sparrowhawk]

Amazing pipes, gentlemen. Keep 'em coming!

 

[ssjones]

I'd say it is a toss-up between two of my Upshalls, a P-grade with a tobacco leaf silver band and a B-grade Silver Spiogot.

 

[johnnyiii]

Thats a tough one. Most of mine caught my eye thus I think many are eye catchers, and cant choose

The xl green pete would catch even mr magoo's eyes ... its huge

 

[ssjones]

I've held Sam's Bennwick, it really is stunning.

 

[lurch76]

I have two that are interesting. I bought them from a woman that doesn't know anything bout them so I am lost on the history. I tried to play with the lighting on them so you can see detail.

 

[sparrowhawk]

I really like that Harcourt, papipe. Truly unique (although all the others are too).

 

[taerin]

Whale one is really neat