MBSD Meerschaum Silver Reverse Calabash Cutty Block Meerschaum Pipe, New

Description

The MBSD Meerschaum Silver is our new series of silver mounted meerschaum pipes. Using the same high-grade, fast-coloring Turkish meerschaum found on our Deluxe series, these pipes exclusively feature silver army mounts or spigot mounts.

The cutty is one of the earliest briar pipe shapes, in part because early briar carvers transposed an already-familiar design found in clay tavern pipes onto the new medium. It then held its place as a familiar briar staple until modern hand made pipes and their adventurous designs eclipsed it, along with many other traditional shapes. But, more recently, the shape underwent a revival, not least due to the functionalist creations of Danish legend Tom Eltang, along with those inspired by him, such as his protege Mike Sebasian Bay and MBSD’s own Tristan Lefebvre. Nevertheless, it is not a shape that has ever been nearly as common in meerschaum, barring those century-and-older pieces that, like briars, took cues from clays. This one is part of our MBSD Silver line, featuring a sterling silver mount and something that I don’t think I’ve ever seen on a cutty before (but have always wanted to): a reverse calabash system.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.93″ / 49.02mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g