GBD Meerschaum Lined 9435 estate smoking pipe
Excellent GBD Meerschaum lined Billiard Model/shape#: 9435. What a wonderful English piece with a hand cut rubber stem! Nice clean flat rim and solid clay bowl. The rim does have some minor dinging from tray tapping and needed love from a lot of char. Other than that, he is mostly ding free and smooth as glass. The chamber was pretty clean to begin with so very little sanding was needed to even up. Tons of birds-eye on both sides of this guy! He presents very well in a nicely aged amber finish resembling a Root Briar from Dunhill. The classic pre-1981 Comoy’s era brass roundel shines up on the stem proudly but was slightly mis-punched/set so the bottom edge had a little brass sliver and gap I filled with rubberized compound and smoothed out to flush into the black better. This is a hand cut stem and I spent A LOT of time trying to keep the flat edges sharp during de-ox sanding. It sets in nice and snug with no issues. Stamping is sharp, even, and like new. Last pic is from previous condition and of stem logo issue. Measurements: 5 7/8″ long, 1 7/8″ tall, 1 1/2″ wide, 3/4″ bowl opening, and 1 5/8 bowl depth. Weight: 1.46oz or 41.4g. I know you have a lot of options here at the Bay. I thank you for your consideration! Recondition included wet sanded, and polished stem. Draft hole drilled out at 9/64. Lightly sanded inside chamber to round out. Rim topped to even out slight char damage. Buffed out and hand rubbed and sealed with Paragon wax for preservation and easier cleaning. This pipe will be thoroughly clean and safe for your enjoyment. Please don’t be offended if I refuse an offer. I spend countless hours on each of these pipes making sure that my customers have an heirloom piece they can enjoy for years to come. There will likely be imperfections from years of use but I try to bring them as close to new as possible with my current skill set. I also like to exercise a little creative liberty to give some pieces a unique personality!