Dunhill 1968 Bruyere ODA 836 Smooth Panel Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe manufacturer, and continues to produce some of the most treasured pipes a smoker can buy.

This particular Dunhill belongs to the rare and coveted “OD” series. As historian John Loring recounts, post-war OD designs were distinct in either shape or in size from Dunhill’s standard offerings. This ODA 836, for example, was what Dunhills referred to as a “semi-giant”—not quite a magnum, but certainly larger than the pipes in Dunhill’s standard production. More or less an oversized rendition of Dunhill’s EK Quaint shape, it is an undoubtedly large take on the classic foursquare billiard, one that also sits quite comfortably should a rest be needed during the long smokes it promises. The pipe is dressed in the midcentury reddish-brown rendition of Dunhill’s famous Bruyere finish, having been made at the tail end of a rather excellent decade in Dunhill’s production.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening, chamber slightly over-reamed, and a few superficial scratches on the bowl.

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.94 / 23.87mm

Bowl Depth: 1.71″ / 43.43mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 60g