Rattray’s Carnyx Natural Sandblasted Calabash Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

Description

The House of Rattray was originally a tobacconist, opening in Perth, Scotland, in 1903, under the oversight of Charles Rattray. House of Rattray soon became a blending house (whose blends are still sold to this day under the Rattray’s name) and a purveyor of Rattray-brand pipes, made for the tobacconist by established English pipe makers. Over the years, the name changed hands, with contemporary Rattray’s pipes and tobaccos being produced under the umbrella of German’s Kopp company (formerly Kolhase & Kopp). Pipes from this period of manufacture were sourced from major European makers, such as Chacom and Butz-Choquin in France and Brebbia and L’anatra in Italy.

Rattray’s Carynx pipes take their name from an ancient Celtic wind instrument, which serves as the basis for their tall, calabash-like shaping and silver faux spigot mounts. This particular Carynx is a briar variant (there are also olivewood variants) dressed in a crisp, natural sandblast, one likely to color over time like, say, a Dunhill Tanshell.

This pipe is completely unsmoked. It is chambered to allow for the use of 9mm filters if desired.

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.86″ / 47.24mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g