Chacom Pipe of the Year 1999 Smooth Bent Brandy 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.

Since 1978, Chacom has released a limited edition “Pipe de l’Année,” or “Pipe of the Year” to us English-speakers, of which only 1245 are made. This one, from 1999, is a traditional bent brandy, with beautiful flame grain patterns covering its bowl, all complemented by a jet-black, hand-cut stem.

This 1999 PotY is also completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating (though the coating has flaked a little over time).

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.55mm

Bowl Depth: 1.52″ / 38.60mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 60g