Jirsa 86 3 Star Smooth Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

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 highly versatile, taking cues from Anglo-French, Danish, and German styles while also having an identity of their own.

In the case of this squat bulldog, for example, one could make the case for a Danish influence, especially given its matte contrast finish, but there’s also something notably “English” to it, especially given the long history of stout, hunched, and stubby bulldog and Rhodesian renditions within the Great British factory makes. Whatever the spark of inspiration behind it, it’s a beautiful pipe, and expectedly so, given Jirsa’s ringing endorsements from the Euros.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating.

Details:

Length: 5.1″ / 129.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 1.26″ / 32.00mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g