WO Larsen Straight Grain F Smooth Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

WO Larsen was a tobacconist in Copenhagen Denmark. In the 1960s, when Danish-style pipes were becoming highly sought after, thanks to revolutionary pipe-makers such as Sixten Ivarsson, a workshop was set up on the Larsen premises to produce enough high-grade Danish pipes to meet demand. This workshop was staffed by the emerging masters of Danish pipe-making, such as Sven and Teddy Knudsen, Hans “Former” Nielsen, Jess Chonowitsch, Poul Ilsted, and Benni Jorgensen.

The “Straight Grain” models were WO Larsen’s finest pipes, being handmade, from beginning to end, by only the most skilled craftsmen in the workshop. These would be individuals such as Sven Knudsen, Former, Tonni Nielsen, Teddy Knudsen, and Benni Jorgensen. Most of the Straight Grains I’ve seen were numbered, and the only letter-graded ones I’ve seen were “F” grade, which makes me wonder if the F isn’t a grade at all, but stood for “Former.” In any case, this Larsen is a beautiful pipe, with exactly the straight grain patterns promised.

The condition is great. Some very minor inner rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.38″ / 35.05mm

Weight: 1.8oz / 52g