NORTHERN BRIARS Rox Cut Premier BPSC 07 unsmoked

NORTHERN BRIARS Rox Cut Premier BPSC 07 unsmoked

England, 2007

The pipe made by Ian Walker, world-known by his splendid brand “Northern Briars” for the British pipe smoking championship in 2007 (“BPSC 07” on the shank). And yes, this pipe is still unsmoked: organizators of the event foreseeingly ordered some number of additional spare pipes for trade. So you have a brilliant chance to posses a small part of the British pipe smoking tradition!

The pipe markings are “NORTHERN BRIARS \ PREMIER \ MADE IN ENGLAND”, “BPSC 07 \ Rox Cut”. The length is 14.1 cm (5.55″), bowl’s height is 4.6 cm (1.81″). External diameter of the bowl is 4.3 cm (1.69″), internal diameter is 1.8 cm (0.71″). The depth is 3.9 cm (1.54″) and this pipe weights 45 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.

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