Bonfiglioli 2014 CORPS Sandblasted Hawkbill w/ Silver Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Having been making pipes since 1974, Alberto Bonfiglioli is one of Italy’s most seasoned artisans. Based in Bologna, where he runs his own pipe store and local pipe club, Bonfiglioli today makes around 100 pipes per year, using only choice briar aged for at least a decade.

Alberto Bonfiglioli has a longstanding friendship with the Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers (or C.O.R.P.S.), a pipe club based in Virginia that is famous for its annual shows. Bonfiglioli is known to frequent these shows, and to make special pipes in honor of the occasion. This looks to be one of those pipes, though in this instance, it’s a little special, having been made to mark the C.O.R.P.S Show’s 30th anniversary. As such, it takes on Bonfiglioli’s signature style, in the form of a rugged, deeply sandblasted, hawkbill Dublin hybrid, but also wears a tailor-made, sterling silver mount featuring the C.O.R.P.S logo and a reference to the 2014 milestone.

This pipe is completely unsmoked and comes with its original box and sleeve.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.91 / 23.11mm

Bowl Depth: 1.87″ / 47.49mm

Weight: 3.8oz / 110g