England, 1960s
A really unusual for the Lane era (made in 1960s) upper middle grade Charatan’s Distinction pipe. It’s rather a medium sized classical straight pipe than a large sophisticated artisans free hand. We should also admit its very nice almost straight grain and quite a light weight of this wonderful creature.
The pipe markings are “CHARATAN’S MAKE \ LONDON. ENGLAND \ DISTINCTION”, “192X”. The length is 14.2 cm (5.59″), bowl’s height is 4.6 cm (1.81″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.3 cm (1.3″), internal diameter is 1.9 cm (0.75″). The depth is 3.9 cm (1.54″) and this pipe weights 29 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem (slightly patched, you may identify the track under a good light), no filter. The chamber (looks to be a bit out of center) has been protected with a break-in coat.
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