MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe Panel Block Meerschaum Pipe Briar-Mortis [SOLD OUT]

Description

At MBSD we sell a lot of high-grade, high-quality pipes from various iconic makes, but the pipes we’re most proud of are our meerschaums. Right from the beginning, we wanted to offer the best smoking meers on the market, and to do this, we had them made with two distinct features. First, we made sure that they were made with block meerschaum that was carefully selected to be the most lightweight, pure, and porous available, meaning it would also color more quickly and evenly as it is smoked. Second, for our Deluxe meerschaums, we had the pipes made with a patented Briar-Mortise system that is closer to the stem connection on a briar pipe than a standard meerschaum. This is because, on our Deluxe models, the mortise is made from briar itself, while the tenons used are made from Delrin. This allows for more precision construction of the pipe’s draft hole, as well as a general extra durability and longevity.

In keeping with the ‘traditional’ theme of the most recent Deluxe meerschaums thought it might be interesting to offer a paneled shape of some kind. The question that then naturally arose was, ‘how many sides should it have?’ ‘Should it be a very traditional foursquare?’ I thought. ‘Maybe next time.’ I like the number seven, and I’ve seen some beautiful briar pipes from the historic Saint Claude makes with heptagonal bowls, so that’s what I asked for with this one. I really like how it turned out – the odd number of panels allows the front of the bowl to have a forward-facing point to it, one that’s very distinct from whichever way you’re looking at it.

While some meerschaum pipes come with clamshell cases, some pipe smokers don’t find much use for them. As our Deluxe meerschaums are all fitted with an extra durable, patented Briar-Mortise system, we considered this an opportunity to offer a pipe that instead comes with a complimentary protective sleeve, and to pass the savings onto our buyers. For buyers that would like a cased pipe, please see our other listings, where we provide plenty of suitable options.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.86 / 21.84mm

Bowl Depth: 1.4″ / 35.56mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g