Lane Era Charatan’s Make 4420X, Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]

Description

While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them in their factories and workshops, Charatan made every part of their pipes on the Charatan premises. So began a legacy of high-quality pipe-making under the Charatan name, one whose employees, at one time or another, included Joel Sasieni, and Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall fame.

Judging by the nomenclature, this particular Charatan was made around 1961-65, during the first years the make was under the ownership of Lane Ltd. As Charatan aficionados will tell you, this is a very good thing, as the Lane years are considered to be some of Charatan’s best. This pipe is a little different from the typical Lane offering, however, as it has a simple saddle stem rather than Lane’s proprietary ‘double comfort’ one – hence the ‘X’ at the end of the shape code. So, if you like good quality Charatans, but aren’t a fan of the double comfort stem, this could be the perfect pipe for you. The design is a fairly simple billiard, which has its charms, while the crisp, ring grain sandblast adds something extra.

The condition is near-mint. I see no issues with this pipe at all.

Details:

Length: 6″

Bowl Width: 21.0mm

Bowl Depth: 1.9″

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g