Jirsa 78 Sandblasted Squat Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Czech Estates

About this pipe:

Founded by Oldrich Jirsa in 1994, Jirsa is not especially well known in the United States, but in Europe, the company has been a mainstay in the pipe world for decades. In fact, Oldrich himself can count himself among the few pipe makers so renowned in the European market that, like Poul Ilsted, Erik Nording, Hans “Former” Nielsen, Rainer Barbi, Les Wood, and Poul Winslow, there is a whole line of pipe tobaccos named in his honor, made by Dan Pipe. Jirsa’s designs are decidedly modern, taking cues from Danish and German styles while also having an identity of their own.  There is perhaps a little of Sixten Ivarsson or S. Bang to this distinctly squat Rhodesian, for example, but it is also very much representative of the Jirsa workshop’s established approaches to shaping, finishing, and accenting their works.

The condition is great. Minor handling marks.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.12″ / 28.44mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g