Radice Rind Collect Partially Rusticated Oom Paul with Briar Shank Extension (Estate)

Radice is one of the great Italian workshop pipe makes, belonging to a historic lineage of such workshops. The company began as a family affair, being established in 1980 by Luigi Radice, along with his son, Gianluca, and father, Paolo. But Radice’s pipe making “family” is a little larger than that. Prior to founding Radice, Luigi ran Caminetto, which he had founded with Guiseppe Ascorti in 1968. Prior to Caminetto, Radice had worked alongside Ascorti in the Castello factory, under the supervision of its owner, Carlo Scotti. It’s quite an impressive genealogy, which is clearly reflected in the quality of Radice pipes.

Like Castello’s Great Line and Big Line, Radice’s Collect grade pipes are among the workshop’s largest and rarest creations. They are also, however, avenues for the workshop to explore shapes and styles of pipes that are distinct from other, more typical Radice designs. This one takes the form of an enormous Oom Paul rendition, one that, as such, leans very close to the pre-briar hunter’s pipes from which the modern genre derives. The pipe is additionally dressed only partially in Radice’s signature Rind rustication, with the remainder left smooth, like wax dripping from a candle.

The condition is very good. Some slight scratches on the rim and minor handling marks.

Details:

Length: 9.4″ / 238.7mm

Bowl Width: 1.02 / 25.90mm

Bowl Depth: 2.87″ / 72.89mm

Weight: 4.8oz / 138g