Orlik Hurricane Pipe H17 Smooth Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great British classics.

Like Alfred Dunhill’s Windshield, or various silver-capped briars, the Hurricane was one of the many 20th century inventions intended to help smokers enjoy their pipes in less than favorable weather. Many of these inventions originated in Britain, which makes sense for a nation infamously beleaguered by gales and rainfall. The “Hurricane” wind cap system was one of these inventions, and though its origins are unclear, it was, at one time or another, associated with Roy Talent, Nutt Products (side note: a fantastic name for oddball inventions), and, of course, Orlik. This one is Orlik’s H17 Hurricane model, a trim and lightweight English billiard. Based on the stamping and the fact that this is a Hurricane model, this should be a pre-1980 Orlik pipe, made before Caodgan Investments merged the make with various other Anglo-French companies.

The pipe is also completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating.

 

Details:

Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.71 / 18.03mm

Bowl Depth: 1.33″ / 33.78mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g