What Pipe Would You Buy Again?

[pipingruotsi]

I lost a sandblasted older Stanwell horn that I was gifted. :crying: It was a dark espresso color with an oval stem. Silver banding on the stem and the Stanwell logo was also silver. I loved that pipe and it was a tremendous smoker. I've been looking for it for almost two years, so I'll probably never find it. If anyone knows where I can find one, or has one they're willing to part with let me know!

I'd buy a Tsuge again and I'm always keeping an eye out for the older English "seconds" like Savory's or Guildhalls and Everymans. I've become fond of my Kaywoodie, too, stingers and all.

 

[kashmir]

I pretty much end up buying mainly vintage Comoys. Like Royals, Old Bruyeres, Traditions, Grand Slams, Blue Ribands, London Pride, Extraordinaires, and Specimen Straight Grains. With three part C stem logos. And decent nomenclature. I've got about 40 of them now. All estates I've brought back to life. Not a bum smoke among them. Something about old wood, grain, differential staining, and the thin vulcanite mouthpieces that keeps me returning to brand Comoy.

 

[drwatson]

Any of my Boswell pipes. Better then any of my others!

 

[pitchfork]

I noticed bigvan named artisan pipe makers in his list, including Ryan Alden (lonestar). I would definitely buy another Alden pipe. Looks are always subjective, but Ryan makes a great smoking pipe with a thin, comfortable stem and a nice, easy draft. I almost got mine to gurgle once. Almost. He's doing something right, whatever it is.

 

[fishingandpipes]

Pretty much everything remaining in my collection are pipes I'd purchase again (mainly Castello and Bonfiglioli), so I'll stick with pipes I once owned and sold, and would likely snap up in a heartbeat should I see them in the wild again.
-P Grade Upshall apple with saddle stem - it was an Escudo machine and I got rid of it because I wanted to focus on Italians.

-A 5" GRC sandblast lovat - what I was thinking getting rid of this one I do not know. Great with straight VAs.
I'm certain there's more but those two stick out a lot. There was a Greatline Canadian I sold that I would have hung on to knowing now what I got for it on eBay.