Chacom Trekking 262 Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm, Adapter [SOLD OUT]

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.

I’ve said it before, but Chacom sure does have an excellent stock of briar. This is likely because their pipes are produced at the historic Chapuis-Comoy campus in Saint-Claude, where they have access to briar that has been seasoned for decades. This one is no exception, with bowl whose flame grain would make high grade artisans jealous. These patterns are accentuated by the fiery stain the pipe wears, and the design is completed by a jet black stem and a ring of exotic wood.

The Trekking line is long discontinued, but this one happens to be completely unsmoked, with a factory-original bowl coating to help ease in its first smokes. It also comes with its original box and sleeve. While the pipe is chambered for 9mm filters, it comes with its original adapter for non-filter use, should its next owner prefer.

 

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.3″ / 33.02mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g