Gigi Millennium Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

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.

The Millennium appears to have been one of Gigi’s higher-end lines, if the ones we’ve had in are anything to go by. Distinguished by their slightly unorthodox shaping and, most notably, superior grain and light brown finish, all in all they’ve been rather nice pipes. This one is a pot-Lovat hybrid, with exactly the caliber of consistent flame grain running around its bowl that we’ve come to expect from such pipes.

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

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.86 / 21.84mm

Bowl Depth: 1.40″ / 35.56mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g