Chacom Silver Line 145 Smooth Poker 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.

As I’ve said on a previous listing, Chacom’s Silver Line isn’t a series that’s made anymore, and even the nomenclature looks like quite an old version of the Chacom name. I presume it was a fairly high grade line, as its stem is hand cut, and it wears an ornate silver collar, as the name suggests. This one is rendered in the classic poker shape, and is perfectly balanced for sitting when set down. The wine red stain is reserved, but elegant, adding a distinct touch to the typically more rough and rugged poker aesthetic.

This Silver Line is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating to help ease in its first smokes. Like many Chacom pipes, it has a stinger than is easily removable if the owner prefers using the pipe without one. The pipe also comes with its original box and sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.33″ / 33.78mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g