DUNHILL Bruyere 50

DUNHILL Bruyere 50

England, 1971

In the beginning Dunhill created Bruyere. And several years (1910-1917) it was the single brand made by the company of a firm and dense Calabrian briar. And though pre WWII “bruyeres” were marked just by a letter “A” instead of model, the Bruyere series is the one of the oldest long-livers not only in the Dunhill family, but also among all pipes in general. An elegant and capacious canadian pipe from 1971.

The pipe markings are “DUNHILL \ BRUYERE”, “50 F/T”, “(4)A”, “MADE IN \ ENGLAND 11”. The length is 13.7 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.6 cm. External and internal diameters of the bowl are 2.9 cm and 2.0 cm. The depth is 3.8 cm and this pipe weights 23 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter . The chamber has been protected with the break in paste.


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