Radice Rind GG Partially Rusticated Billiard w/ Spiral Carving Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

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.

Much like at the Castello workshop where Luigi Radice first learned his trade, Radice’s own over-sized pipes are marked designated by a “G” stamp. And, also just like Castello’ Radice’s pipes that are even larger than a typical, oversized “G” are designated “GG.” Notably, however, Radice pipes tend to be larger than their equivalents at Castello, meaning that a “GG” Radice can be a very large pipe indeed. This one is a veritable pocket magnum, with a huge chamber and thick bowl walls, ensuring that it’ll keep up just fine with whichever blend it squares up against. Dressed in the seemingly citrus peel-inspired Rind finish, this one also features something of a signature design element within Radice’s design approach: a twisting, spiral carved shank.

The condition is very good. Some minor rim darkening.

Details:

Length: 6.8″ / 172.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm

Bowl Depth: 2.17″ / 55.11mm

Weight: 3.9oz / 112g