Chacom Corona 427 Smooth Rhodesian 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.

The Chacom Corona is not a line that is produced anymore, but if it was, you’d be paying a pretty penny for it. It was a high grade line of pipes with superior briar, stunning grain patterns, light and natural stains, and hand cut stems. It was also a line that featured somewhat unorthodox shapes, such as this uncommonly wide and squat Rhodesian, whose proportions almost call to mind the traditional diplomat shape.

This Corona happens to be completely unsmoked, and comes with its original box and sleeve. While it has a stinger, as with most Chacom pipes, this stinger can easily be unscrewed for those who prefer to smoke without one.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.4″ / 35.56mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g