Sumer Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, 9mm

Description

I’m a little familiar with the Sumer brand of meerschaum pipes, or rather the Sümer brand, belonging to Turkish carver Sümer Gövem. As the nomenclature on this pipe is very similar to the Sümer pipes I’ve handled, I have to wonder if it was from some kind of “branching out” of the Sümer brand into briar pipes. If so, then either Sümer Gövem was as good a briar carver as he was in the medium of meerschaum, or the person he contracted to make the pipe was simply a very talented artisan. The pipe is a beautiful, straight grain freehand, with a thumb rest adding an ergonomic touch, and a bare plateau outer rim. What might be particularly attractive about this pipe is that it is a rare example of a freehand pipe of this style that will take 9mm filters. If preferred, it should also fit an adapter for non-filtered use.

The condition is great. Some minor inner rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 7.5″ / 190.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.92 / 23.36mm

Bowl Depth: 1.32″ / 33.52mm

Weight: 2.3oz / 68g