Chacom Robusto 192 Smooth Dublin w/ Nickel Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

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.

I have a feeling that Chacom’s Robusto line is currently out of production, but while it was still being made, it was distinguished by a rather bold stature, as the name suggests. The Robusto was available in ruby-red smooth and light brown sandblasted finishes (this being the former), with each pipe having a nickel collar banding the base of its mouthpiece. This one is a stout bent Dublin, with its large bowl showing off a good amount of flame grain and bird’s-eye.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original (though somewhat flaked) bowl coating. It is chambered to accommodate 9mm filters if desired.

Details:

Length: 5.9″ / 149.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.94 / 23.87mm

Bowl Depth: 1.94″ / 49.27mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g