Chacom 186 Smooth Horn Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his nephews, the Chapuis, founded the Chapuis Comoy pipe factory in Saint-Claude, France, which shortly after began producing pipes bearing the partnered families’ names—“Cha” for Chapuis, and “Com” for Comoy. Chacom has been the biggest name in French pipes ever since.

While Chacom has been associated with eminently traditional, Anglo-French pipes for over a century now, the company has exhibited something of an avant-garde streak since at least the 1970s, Back then, it was under the influence of the great Danish pipe makers of the day, though Chacom has continued to explore the cutting edge of pipe design in select, limited lines. This one, for example, would be unusual even in Denmark; the basic shaping is that of a Zulu-horn hybrid of sorts, but the most distinguishing features are a sharp partition right at the front of the bowl, and a hand-cut, three-part mouthpiece juxtaposing smooth polished and matte acrylic. I’m not sure I’ve seen anything quite like it, which is certainly an accomplishment.

This pipe is also completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original (slightly time-worn) box. The pipe comes with a stinger, but for those who prefer to smoke without one, it is designed to be easily unscrewed and removed.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.50″ / 38.1mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g