MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe Premier Spiral Carved Bent Billiard w/ Cumberland Block Meerschaum Pipe, Briar-Mortise, New

Description

I’ve always said that, of all the pipes we sell, I’m proudest of our meerschaum pipes. Enlisting the finest carvers from Türkiye’s meerschaum powerhouse Eskişehir, and working solely with high-grade meerschaum blocks, MBSD Meerschaum has been even more successful than even I—captivated as I was with my initial “pipe dream”—had imagined. But in the years since there has been a project in the back of my mind that I have not had the chance to realize: a collaboration between “East” and “West,” so to speak. While Türkiye has the world’s best meerschaum carvers, the world’s best stem cutters are found in a more global community, one whose primary medium is not meerschaum, but briar. This is the essence of the MBSD Meerschaum Premier: combining high-grade, Turkish meerschaum bowls with equally high-grade, hand-cut ebonite stems.

For the first run of the MBSD Premier, we enlisted American artisan J. Mouton to cut the stems required for these special meerschaums. Given the success of that run, we aim to continue offering MBSD Meerschaum pipes with ebonite stems, by way of partnerships with more of our friends in the artisan pipe community.

This one was made by our extremely talented colleague Sebhattin Urgan, of SU Pipes, an artisan who works with both briar and meerschaum. He’s also very skilled with ebonite, having hand-cut the stem for this spiral carved bent billiard from high-grade cumberland rod. As this is a Deluxe Premier, the pipe also features an integral version of our patented Briar-Mortise to ensure extra longevity in the fitment between shank and stem.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.55mm

Bowl Depth: 1.48″ / 37.59mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g