Gigi Infinity Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies; Angelo Rovera created Ardor with his son Dorelio; Federico created Fe.Ro; Massimilliano created Mario Rovera; Fiorenzo created Gardenesa; and Giorgio created Giorgio Rovera, along with partners Angelo and Adele Bianchi. In 1964, Luigi Crugnola, nephew of the Bianchis, took over the Giorgio Rovera make and changed its name to his own – Gigi.

This particular Gigi is a highly traditional bent billiard in the English-French style, distinguished by the inclusion of a more modern, half-saddle stem. It shows off some impressive bird’s-eye grain and is lightweight enough make it a suitable hanger.

This Gigi is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It is chambered to accommodate 9mm filters, whether of the charcoal, meerschaum, or balsa variety, or indeed an adapter for non-filtered use.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.59″ / 40.38mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g