Gigi Giant Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies; Angelo Rovera created Ardor with his son Dorelio; Federico created Fe.Ro; Massimilliano created Mario Rovera; Fiorenzo created Gardenesa; and Giorgio created Giorgio Rovera, along with partners Angelo and Adele Bianchi. In 1964, Luigi Crugnola, nephew of the Bianchis, took over the Giorgio Rovera make and changed its name to his own – Gigi.

This Gigi pipe is, as the name suggests, a fairly large pipe, with this shape’s greater size found in the form of a stack bowl with a generous chamber. There’s a good measure of bird’s-eye and cross grain around the bowl, with these natural patterns nicely emphasized by the minimal, light brown stain the pipe wears.

The pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl-coating to help ease in its first smokes. The pipe is chambered for 9mm filters, but its straight shape would likely accommodate a non-filter adapter quite easily.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.9″ / 48.26mm

Weight: 1.8oz / 52g