Chacom Evolution 622 Smooth Cutty 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 Evolution was one of Chacom’s high end series many years back, featuring well-grained bowls, hand-cut cumberland stems, and accents cut from what looks to have been either Ivorite or Juma. This one shows off plenty of bird’s-eye, swimming around under a rich contrast stain. This one is a classic cutty shape, one very much befitting the classic French make.

This pipe is also completely unsmoked. There are a few scuffs around the bowl, but nothing major. The pipe has been priced to reflect these minor cosmetic imperfections.

 

Details:

Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.73″ / 43.94mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g