Stanwell DM 2016 Sandblasted Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were created for the company by iconic pipe-makers in the Scandinavian scene, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Anne Julie, Jess Chonowitsch, and Tom Eltang.

It has been a tradition for many years now for Stanwell to provide pipes for the many slow-smoking competitions that take place across Denmark. This is why some Stanwells can be found with initials such as “SM,” “RM,” or, as with this one, “DM.” The “M” stands for “mesterskab,” which is Danish for “championship”; the “D” on this one stands for “Danmarks.” This pipe was made for the national Danish slow smoking championship, and though it isn’t stamped with a shape number (which is fairly common for championship pipes), I’d wager that it is a rendition of the standard shape 98, in a lovely black and white theme.

The condition is very good. Some rim darkening, minor finish fading.

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.69 / 17.52mm

Bowl Depth: 1.47″ / 37.33mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g