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Pipe Code: CV501 Price: CHF 210.00  Convert
Shape: Freehand Weight: 60g / 2-1/8 oz
Chamber ø: 21mm -- Chamber Depth: 53mm --  Wall Thickness: 11mm -- Cleaner Passes? Yes
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I'm happy and proud to be able to offer you this shape, which is one of Cavicchi's most recent and exciting additions to his shape arsenal. Though it is not my shape at all, I'm completely in love with it, and if I smoked anything other than perfectly straight pipes, I'm sure I would have added one in this shape to my personal collection. There's no doubt in my mind that the best way to define the shape is by using the term "Freehand"; however, I do have an idea. You see, when you look at the bowl shape, with the mouthpiece pointing towards the floor, I bet you anything you will see a... "Golf club"! Please look at the first picture on the left, and tilt your head to the left side, and see if you agree! What is also so unique about this pipe is that it is not really rusticated but rather "Semi-rusticated", with the entire bowl side that faces the shank in a completely natural, smooth finish, and the same with the shank. The shank comes with a very attractive insert that combines black acrylic and boxwood. The elegant tapered mouthpiece is so slender and it is of a Military Mount. This is a magnificent pipe, and I would recommend it as highly as any other pipe I have ever recommended. Not only is it beautiful, elegant, innovative, and unique, but the fact that it comes in this rare combination of rusticated and smooth, and more significantly,is being for this low price makes it as attractive a deal as can be.
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Pipe Code: CV502 Price: CHF 185.00  Convert
Shape: Bulldog Weight: 61g / 2-3/16 oz
Chamber ø: 20mm -- Chamber Depth: 43mm --  Wall Thickness: 14.5mm -- Cleaner Passes? Yes
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It's funny how it is with sometimes confusing classic shapes! Some people have problems distinguishing the Bulldog and the Rhodesians, while others have no problems whatsoever though you might disagree completely with fellow collector in the fine details that set two similar shapes apart. In my opinion, there cannot, and should not, be described with any word but the classic "Bulldog". One of the main features of the truly traditional Bulldog is the diamond shank and tapered, diamond mouthpiece. As you can see, this pipe has them both. Also, the inward inclination of the bowl top is exactly how I perceive the classic Bulldog, which, in my opinion, is the one most important determining factors when it comes to setting the Bulldog and the Rhodesian apart. I like the fact that the pipe doesn't come with any inserts of silver bands because I believe that in this case, this added to the simple elegance of this wonderful classic shape.
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