Stanwell RM 1996 Smooth Oval Shank Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were created for the company by iconic pipe-makers in the Scandinavian scene, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Anne Julie, Jess Chonowitsch, and Tom Eltang.

It has been a tradition for many years now for Stanwell to provide pipes for the many slow-smoking competitions that take place across Denmark. This is why some Stanwells can be found with initials such as “SM,” “DM,” or, as with this one, “RM.” The “M” stands for “mesterskab,” which is Danish for “championship”; the “R” on this one stands for “Roskilde,” one of Denmark’s pipe smoking capitals. This 1996 Roskilde slow smoking championship pipe is very nice, rendered in the uncommon (and I think now discontinued) shape 40.

The condition is good. Some wear to the rim and a couple of small scratches on the bowl.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.47″ / 37.33mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g