Legion of Honor Briar Burl Straight Billiard Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]

Description

According to Wilczak & Colwell’s Who Made That Pipe?, Legion of Honor pipes were made under the umbrella of Mastercraft, a 20th century American pipe company whose clientele included Bing Crosby.

This pipe is probably not Bing’s style, but don’t let that put you off. It’s quite charming in the way it embodies an almost perfectly traditional billiard design, but for one decidedly non-traditional element – a plateau rim! It’s like when you see an extremely conventionally attractive person with one distinctly unconventional feature, yet somehow the latter makes them even prettier. Perhaps that’s just me. Anyway, this pipe is great.

The condition is also great. There’s a couple of worn out fills and a small dark spot on the top right of the bowl exterior, but the rest of the grain is really nice, with lots of bird’s-eye patterning. The stem is free from dents, the rim is unburnt – it’s a good solid pipe, one that’s not too heavy either.

 

Details:

Length: 6″

Bowl Width: 21.9mm

Bowl Depth: 1.8″

Weight: 1.5oz / 45g