CHARATAN'S MAKE Countryman limited edition

CHARATAN’S MAKE Countryman limited edition

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England

A weighty convincing and lightly smoked Charatan’s Make pipe of a very rare and collectable shape called usually a “Countryman”. This is the limited edition creature, there were made only 300 such pipes, this one bears the number 100 of 300.

The pipe markings are “CHARATAN’S MAKE \ LONDON ENGLAND \ Made By Hand \ in \ City of London \ 100 OF 300”. The length is 14.7 cm (5.79″), bowl’s hight is 4.7 cm (1.85″). External diameter of the bowl is 6.1 cm (2.4″), internal diameter is 2.0 cm (0.79″). The depth is 3.8 cm (1.5″) and this pipe weights 100 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.

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  2. Thank you much for the information on Charatan Make pipes and the link to the Dating_of article.

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  3. I recently acquired a Charatan brindle with the marking of JO or J0 on the shaft. Does anyone know the significance of this stamp?

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  4. I recently purchased a Charatan Countryman Selected FH, made between 1940 and 1958. I found it in a secondhand shop and paid £60 for it. It needs a good clean, but looks to be in good condition. Am I to understand this is quite a rare piece? What might be it’s approximate value?

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