Darnell Old Briar MGM Rusticated Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

While I’m not too sure about the history of the Darnell make, it appears that the pipes were made for export by Gasparini. Gasparini itself is an Italian make, named for its founders Mario and Ida Gasparini, who took up pipe-making all the way back in 1938. Gasparini has remained a family affair since, and Mario and Ida’s daughter Marisa is now at the helm. The Darnell connection makes sense, as I’ve seen many of them also stamped with the letters “M.G.M,” (as this one is) which the Gasparini family also used to designate more traditionally inclined pipe designs.

This pipe is completely unsmoked.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.22″ / 30.98mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g