Bjarne Nielsen Signature Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

Bjarne Nielsen was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008. As the founder of Bjarne, Nielsen employed talented pipe-makers from Denmark to produce distinctly Danish pipes and sold them to a devoted international audience. Among those in his employ were figures such as Mogens Johansen (also known as Johs), Ph. Vigen, Ole Bandholm and Tonni Nielsen. Though Bjarne pipes are no longer manufactured, they are still in good demand by those who enjoy well-made pipes in the tradition of Danish design.

One common mistake I’ve noticed among Danish pipe enthusiasts and sellers is confusing Bjarne pipes for Bjarne Nielsen pipes. But this confusion is understandable. Bjarne pipes were divided into two main categories: the workshop’s standard output, stamped “BJARNE,” and the workshop’s higher-end output, stamped “Bjarne Nielsen.” All of them were Bjarne pipes; all of them were made under the direction of Bjarne Nielsen himself; and all of them were excellent Danish pipes. But Bjarne Nielsen pipes were a little more special (and expensive) and were typically made by Tonni Nielsen (no relation), Ole Bandholm, or Jes Phillip Vigen Gertsen. This one, for example, is a quite traditional and very elegant, quarter bent billiard design that nonetheless displays just a little of that signature Danish plumpness in its hand-shaped bowl. It features plenty of flame grain, along with a boxwood inlay in its stem.

This pipe is unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It is chambered to accommodate 9mm filters, but should take an adapter of some variety if non-filtered use if prefered.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.43″ / 36.32mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g