Barling 5895 TVF Smooth Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes.

Based on the stamping, this would be a post-transition Barling, i.e., one made after 1963. It’s a very pleasant English brandy (doubly so, as this one was made before Kopp bought the brand in 2020), wearing a light brown, slightly reddish stain that highlights the cross grain oriented at its flanks, as well as the bird’s-eye at its fore.

The condition is very good. Some slight inner rim charring and a few small, superficial scratches.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.46″ / 37.08mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g