MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe Straight Billiard Block Meerschaum Pipe

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.

With this Deluxe, we did things a little differently. You may notice that the pipe does not have the briar ring found on our other Deluxe pipes, which is the outer appearance of the patented Briar Mortise system we use for those pipes. This pipe also has that system, but the briar portion of the system is integral, residing wholly within the shank end itself. The idea was to create a design that was completely traditional to the meerschaum pipes of the 20th century, such as those of Vienna, emulating their outward designs and having the extra stability provided by the Briar Mortise be hidden away in the pipe’s internals.

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: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.5mm

Bowl Depth: 1.88″ / 47.7mm

Weight: 1.3oz / 38g