Chacom Complice 43 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his nephews, the Chapuis, founded the Chapuis Comoy pipe factory in Saint-Claude, France, which shortly after began producing pipes bearing the partnered families’ names – ‘Cha’ for Chapuis, and ‘Com’ for Comoy. Chacom has been the biggest name in French pipes ever since.

It’s a shame that there isn’t a word quite like complice in English, as it’s a fantastic name for a line of pipes. In French the word refers to companions both human and non-human (i.e., an item or accessory one keeps at the ready), which I’d say is quite appropriate given how one’s favorite pipes come to take on the qualities of an old friend. There’s more to the Complice line than just a name, of course, with the design centered around a warm, matte brown finish and twin aluminum collars.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original box, too.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.69″ / 42.92mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g