DUNHILL London A 463, 1949

DUNHILL London A (Bruyere) 463, 1949

England, 1949

A lightweight, lightly to moderately smoked patent period Dunhill Grade A pipe (Bruyere) from 1949, featuring a canonical pot shape and patented Dunhill inner tube. It seems that there is nothing to complain about the pipe – the condition is really excellent!

Pipe markings “A”, “DUNHILL \ LONDON” “MADE IN ENGLAND 9”, “PAT №417574/34”, “463 F/T”
Length 14.4 cm (5.67″)
Bowl Height 3.5 cm (1.38″)
Outside Diameter 3.5 cm (1.38″)
Chamber Diameter 2.0 cm (0.79″)
Chamber Depth 2.9 cm (1.14″)
Weight 27 gr.
Briar, vulcanite stem, inner tube.

The pipe was accurately smoked, it has been thoroughly cleaned, polished, sanitized and now is ready for a new life.

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