Chacom Flame Grain 871 Sandblasted Author Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his nephews, the Chapuis, founded the Chapuis Comoy pipe factory in Saint-Claude, France, which shortly after began producing pipes bearing the partnered families’ names – ‘Cha’ for Chapuis, and ‘Com’ for Comoy. Chacom has been the biggest name in French pipes ever since.

Though flame grain is typically synonymous with smooth finishes, the same briar patterns that create this distinct look can have a similarly striking effect when sandblasted. This author from Chacom, for example, shows off a wonderfully craggy finish on what might otherwise have been a relatively uninteresting smooth one, and in doing so evokes the rugged aesthetics of early 20th century briars.

This pipe is completely unsmoked. It comes with its original sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.43″ / 36.32mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g