Kaywoodie Silhouette 51 Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers.

The Silhouette was a staple in Kaywoodie’s production between 1936 and the 1970s, originally featuring a dark sandblast, a black vulcanite stem, and a silver collar. I’ve always thought of it as a quintessential American “dress” pipe, albeit one at a very reasonable price point. This one is nicely craggy in its blasted finish and, being Kaywoodie’s flagship “Medium Billiard” during the 1950s and ’60s, the shape “51,” it is extraordinarily light, making for an ideal clencher. As this is a pipe from that era, it features the Drinkless stinger and Synchro-Stem threaded fitment.

 

The condition is good, as the pipe is unsmoked.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.57″ / 39.87mm

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g