Manfred Hortig Rusticated Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm
Manfred Hortig belongs to a particular contingent of German and German-speaking artisans whose pipes are difficult to compare to just about anyone else’s—or, at least, to any pipe maker that came before them. Such figures include Roger Wallenstein, Uwe Maier, and the late Steffen Mueller who, alongside Manfred Hortig, have pursued design philosophies that are…
