Vauen 6868 Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues to hold to this day.    

We’ve received a few NOS (new old stock) Vauen pipes recently. It’s been a great time capsule into the Vauen pipes of old. One thing I’ve noticed, is that the older Vauen series – like this one – focused less on bold and ostentatious finishes, and more on simpler, classical designs, often with quite beautiful grain. This Vauen is a very interesting, quarter-bent billiard – one that actually reminded me of a friend’s Bentley pipe, from back when Former used to run things there. The pipe also has an original P-lip style stem, rather than a standard fishtail. This was more common a practice in the 20th century than it is today, one that other makes, such as Hilson and Savinelli also explored.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating to help with the break-in process. It also comes with its original sleeve. The pipe is chambered for 9mm filters, such as Vauen’s own, as standard, but can be smoked without, and should accommodate an adapter of some variety for non-filtered use if preferred.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.83 / 21.08mm

Bowl Depth: 1.65″ / 41.91mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g