GIGI Cinquantenario 4 stars unsmoked

GIGI Cinquantenario 4 stars unsmoked

Italy, 1984

An unsmoked 4-star “Jubilee” pipe from Luigi “Gigi” Crugnola made the most probably in 1984 when the artisan celebrated his 50-years anniversary (cinquantenario).

The pipe marking is “gigi”, “CINQUANTENARIO ****”. The length is 17.1 cm (6.73″), bowl’s height is 4.8 cm (1.89″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.5 cm (1.38″), internal diameter is 2.1 cm (0.83″). The depth is 4.2 cm (1.65″) and this pipe weights 46 gr. Briar, cumberland stem, 6 mm filter. The chamber has a few surface scratches which of course will disapper under a new cake soon.

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