Rattray’s Marlin 2 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

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). Today, Rattray’s pipes are manufactured by various major European makers, such as Chacom and Butz-Choquin in France and Brebbia and L’anatra in Italy.

Though the Rattray’s brand has changed hands several times over the last century, it has maintained a close connection to the figure of the marlin. Marlin Flake has been a popular blend for a lot of Rattray’s history, and there have similarly been Marlin pipe lines to go with it. This one is a very traditional bent billiard, whose shaping and deep, reddish stain gives it a real “old-world” feel, one reminiscent of the early Dunhill Bruyeres and other pipes of that ilk. Having done a little research on the Marlin, I think it might be discontinued, or not currently in production, at least.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating, It is chambered to allow for the use of 9mm filters if preferred.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.60″ / 40.64mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g