W.Ø. LARSEN Handmade Sven Knudsen

W.Ø. LARSEN Handmade (Sven Knudsen)

Denmark, 1970s

A pipe from the greatest Danish tobacconist made in the 1970s. There were many legendary pipe carvers working for W.Ø. LARSEN and it’s usually difficult to say who exactly made a specific pipe. But such the elongated, specifically bent stem hints that our today’s pipe was made by (or at least inspired by) Sven Knudsen-  you can compare with other his pipes and agree or disagree. Anyway regardless of its creator it’s really a wonderful W.Ø. LARSEN pipe and it can become both a pearl in your collection and a great and reliable smoker!

Pipe markings “W.Ø. LARSEN \ HANDMADE \ MADE IN DENMARK”

Length 16.2 cm (6,38″)

Bowl Height 5.1 cm (2,01″)

Bowl’s external dimensions 4.1 x 5.0 cm (1.61 x 1.97″)

Chamber Diameter 1.9 cm (0.75″)

Chamber Depth 4.2 cm (1.65″)

Weight 52 gr.

Briar, vulcanite stem (carefully patched on both sides near the button – you may see the trace under a good light), no filter.  

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

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