? What pipe is this??

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mariorossi

Might Stick Around
Jul 6, 2018
56
56
Italy
Fellow Pipe Smokers

I was wandering what is the model and or shape of this pipe from the movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy".

Do you have any ideas?


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mso489

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I can't see it enough in the shadowy lighting to speculate on brand, but chasing has the shape. The prop person for the movie may have had a particular message the pipe was supposed to convey, like a degree of anonymity maybe?
 
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mariorossi

Might Stick Around
Jul 6, 2018
56
56
Italy
I can't see it enough in the shadowy lighting to speculate on brand, but chasing has the shape. The prop person for the movie may have had a particular message the pipe was supposed to convey, like a degree of anonymity maybe?
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OzPiper

Lifer
Nov 30, 2020
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I still call it a billiard.
I'm sure the ovoid looking bowl is because of the angle of the photo.
That pipe has a longish shank/stem - more in keeping with a billiard.
ALL Opera pipes have shortened shanks/stems so they fit into a pocket, and look "pot-like" in profile as in the photos above.