Just received this damaged pipe with bowl nomenclature virtually all buffed off. Certainly the smoker before me loved it based on the use and bowl cake. It reamed close to circular and is clean (no fills) with nice flame grain and it was handmade. Rim is beat to hell and the shank was repaired but it's surprising that a handmade pipe with a 1920-30 style Four Dot stem received only my $5.00 bid (+$5.95 shipping).
I took off the wax finish, cleaned the nomenclature area, put on some carbon and was able to make out the tail of the old fishtail logo and part of the 'S' from Sasieni. It would appear that that it's a beat up, small and odd shaped 1920s Sasieni. Always wanted to try one of their really early pipes.
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06-09-2015, 08:05 PM #1True Derelict
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06-13-2015, 07:20 PM #2True Derelict
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I find that small, thinner walled smooths are best with latakia mixtures. If I smoked inside I'd try it with some straight Virginia flake but that's another day.
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Just received this damaged pipe with bowl nomenclature virtually all buffed off. Certainly the smoker before me loved it based on the use and bowl cake. It reamed close to circular and is clean (no fills) with nice flame grain and it was handmade. Rim is beat to hell and the shank was repaired but it's surprising that a handmade pipe with a 1920-30 style Four Dot stem received only my $5.00 bid (+$5.95 shipping).
I've smoked two bowls in this little guy and the stem is a problem, small width, that I can't get good purchase on. The bowl reams circular but in the phrasing phase it was angled to make the oval but I left the extra cake there.
I smoked it with Balkan Sasieni (how could I not) and Dunhill Mixture #965. Other than the difficulty with the bit it performed admirably with no ghosting and really crisp, clean flavors, exceptionally so and it smoked long and cool. Without question the ugliest pipe I own but my single criterion is how well a pipe smokes and if I can get used to the mouth feel it will get it's share of smokes.
About to fire up the Mastro de Paja for the first time that I bought a few weeks ago.
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