Hardcastle Walnut Billiard with Silver Estate Pipe Draft with Bowl Coat
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Pipes are funny things. The trained eye can often detect strange similarities between seemingly unrelated brands. This large Hardcastle billiard shares a shape eerily similar to Charatans. Does this mean this pipe was produced after the Dunhill/Charatan merger? Perhaps. It is fun to speculate. The pipe itself is large without being imposing, and quite classic in it's restrained approach. Despite this conservatism, the pipe does have a genuine, factory, sterling silver band, and paired with the naturally contrasted chestnut stain, is the icing on the cake. While in excellent condition, this pipe was smoked hot a few times so we have added a sodium silicate bowl coat to protect the chamber. The walls are plenty thick, so rest easy.
Length: 5.93 in / 15.06 cm
Height: 2.03 in / 5.18 cm
Width: 1.55 in / 3.95 cm
Chamber Diameter: .85 in / 2.16 cm
Chamber Depth: 1.58 in / 4.03 cm
Weight: 1.89 oz / 53.7 g
Origin: England
Stummel Material: Briar
Stem Material: Ebonite
Other Material: Silver Band
Filter: None
Markings: HARDCASTLE, WALNUT / MADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND
