SAVINELLI Straigh Grain 1028

SAVINELLI Straigh Grain 1028

Italy, 1950-60s

A classical Savinelli billiard is interesting and valuable both by its 4-digit shape number (according to different sources, such numbering was used  till 1965 or till 1970, thus the pipe is from “that time”), and by its wonderful contrast straight grain.

​The pipe markings are “SAVINELLI \ STRAIGHT GRAIN”, “C”, “1028 \ ITALY”. The length is 14.7 cm (5.79″), bowl’s height is 4.8 cm (1.89″). External diameter of the bowl is  3.8 cm (1.5″),  internal diameter is 1.8 cm (0.71″). The depth is 4.1 cm (1.61″) and this pipe weights 44 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter. The chamber has been protected with a break-in coat.


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