Reuben Era Charatan's Make Special 4402 Canadian Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description: Reuben Era Charatans Make Special 4402 Canadian Briar Pipe, English Estates Reuben Era Charatans Make Special 4402 Canadian Briar Pipe, English Estates While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them in their factories and workshops, Charatan made every part of their pipes on the Charatan premises. So began a legacy of high-quality pipe-making under the Charatan name, one whose employees, at one time or another, included Joel Sasieni, and Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall fame. What a peculiar Charatan this is! But thats exactly how I like them. When this pipe first landed on my desk, I saw the iconic Lane Ltd L stamp on the top of the shank and presumed it must be a Lane era Special grade. But then there was the stem, which is original, but which was not a Double Comfort. No matter, I thought, it must be an X shape, with an atypical taper instead of Lanes proprietary saddle. Next, I looked for the shape code, which Ill admit took me far longer than it should have. Its there, but its nested just before the bowl on the right side of the shank: 4402. No DC, but no X either. Thats what really threw me, because Im so used to the Lane era 4402, which was a lumberman in both its 4402DC and 4402X iterations. So, this is in fact a late-1950s, Reuben era Charatan Special, with Lane simply having imported it from Britain. It is as well as a shape that all but disappeared once Lane fully acquired the make in 1961. The condition is great. Some minor darkening and finish fading on the rim. Details: Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm Bowl Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm Weight: 1.8oz / 52g Shipping Shipping cost:replace this text with your shipping information Delivery time:replace this text with your shipping information Payment We accept the following payment methods: first payment option second payment option third payment option Please contact us if you have any questions. Service replace this text with your service information

Price: 300 USD

Location: Rockmart, Georgia

End Time: 2024-10-12T00:49:03.000Z

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