Chacom Erica 1201 Sandblasted Large Billiard 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.

Named for the tree from which briar is harvested (Erica arborea) Chacom’s Erica line is one which, in the company’s own words, ” combines elegance and practicality.” Bringing together deep chambers well suited for long, contemplative smokes, with reserved finishes, one might call it the most devoted of Chacom’s line to the harmony of form and function. This one wears the Erica line’s sandblast finish, dressed in a dark burgundy, slight contrast stain that’s offset by two rings of polished briar inlaid in the pipe’s acrylic stem.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original (though quite flaked) bowl coating. It comes with its original box.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.95″ / 49.53mm

Weight: 2.4oz / 70g