Brebbia Oom Paul Rocciata Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

Named for the company’s home township, Brebbia was founded in 1953 by Enea Buzzi, an alum of Savinelli’s manufacturing division. Still in operation 70 years later, Brebbia is one of Italy’s oldest extant pipe companies, with production still being undertaken using simple lathes and traditional methods of hand finishing. More recently, Brebbia has also collaborated with master artisan carvers from across to design some of its pipes, such as Denmark’s Rainer Barbi, Germany’s Otto Pollner and Holger Frickert, Italy’s Fausto Fincato, and Japan’s Tsuge.

The basic Oom Paul shape has roots (excuse the pun) that extend far beyond the birth of briar pipes, but with the emergence of the latter, countless brands and figures would create their own distinct renditions in the new standard medium. From Peterson to Sasieni, from Ed Burak to Tom Eltang, there has been a great variety of great Oom Paul designs from great briar pipe makers. Brebbia’s Oom Paul is the same on all three counts, though its composition is highly unique, given how much it blends its various design elements. Some of these elements are very traditional and call back to a time before briar, such as the model’s wind cap affixed to the pipe’s stem; others are far more modern, such as the “Rocciata” pebble-dash rustication that Brebbia—thoroughly Italian as the workshop is—offers among its finishes. The result speaks for itself, and it’s no wonder that the Oom Paul (especially the Rocciata variation) is one of Brebbia’s most popular pipes.

This one is completely unsmoked, with an original (slightly flaked) bowl coating. It came to us as part of a large new old stock lot from a shop closure in Europe. The pipe is chambered to allow for 9mm filters depending on the user’s preference.

 

Details:

Length: 6.1″ / 154.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.96″ / 49.78mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g