DUNHILL Dress 51033

January 24, 2017December 30, 2018

England, 2002

Dunhill Dress pipes are relatively young; the series was introduced in 1973 and is distinguished by dark (in the most cases black) smooth finish. Despite dark stain hides natural briar grain the “Dress” pipes look luxury indeed!

The pipe markings are “DUNHILL \ DRESS”, 51033″, “MADE IN \ ENGLAND 02”. The collar is stamped “AD” and “925”. The length is 15.1 cm (5.94″), bowl’s height is 5.2 cm (2.05″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.9 cm (1.54″), internal diameter is 2.0 cm (0.79″). The depth is 4.3 cm (1.69″) and this pipe weights 45 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem (very lightly patched, you ma identify the trace under a bright light), no filter. The chamber has normal smoked wear not excluding some roughness but without any critical issues.

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