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Post by ben888 on Mar 16, 2019 22:00:57 GMT -5
Well... Should I get one? Which one to buy? I heard pre-1969 are the "best there is"... I seem to like blast finish rather than smooth.
I'd appreciate some advice on this matter. Thank you.
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Post by monbla256 on Mar 16, 2019 22:08:48 GMT -5
Well... Should I get one? Which one to buy? I heard pre-1969 are the "best there is"... I seem to like blast finish rather than smooth. I'd appreciate some advice on this matter. Thank you.  |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 17, 2019 0:40:30 GMT -5
...the older the better for the 'blasts, dependent on budget...
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chasingembers
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 17, 2019 0:41:43 GMT -5
I've had three. Two of which were birth years. I don't anymore.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 17, 2019 0:45:38 GMT -5
I've had three. Two of which were birth years. I don't anymore. ...I eBayed my Dunhill collection years ago... worth too much to hang on to... |
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chasingembers
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 17, 2019 0:48:16 GMT -5
I've had three. Two of which were birth years. I don't anymore. ...I eBayed my Dunhill collection years ago... worth to much to hang on to... One of mine became a bonsai container, then I just threw them out. Drilling was horrible. |
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 17, 2019 0:49:17 GMT -5
I did get three tins of Mephisto for the Ruby Bark though.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 17, 2019 0:49:59 GMT -5
...I eBayed my Dunhill collection years ago... worth to much to hang on to... One of mine became a bonsai container, then I just threw them out. Drilling was horrible. ...I was generally unimpressed with their smoking quality... I had a couple dating back to the 1940s... |
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 17, 2019 0:50:54 GMT -5
One of mine became a bonsai container, then I just threw them out. Drilling was horrible. ...I was generally unimpressed with their smoking quality... I had a couple dating back to the 1940s... Same. I found Kaywoodies of the same era to be superior. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 17, 2019 1:06:36 GMT -5
...now, it is entirely possible that I was "unlucky" with my little Dunhill collection... I owned 6 or 7 and all were early 1960s or older. The deep blasts were beautiful... they just never smoked well for me... might have been my own fault... YMMV.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 17, 2019 1:15:25 GMT -5
There are deals to be had if you are patient...I paid $10 for a 1952 Tanshell (first year of production)....rare find? yes....impossible? no. Shop locally with patience, and find hidden gems....competing globally on the web, will not garner the same results. My Dunhill is a fine smoker, I prefer the Peterson with the Boomerang stem though, it is simply a fantastic smoker, but the Dunhill is at the front of the pack.    thebriarpatchforum.com/thread/4475/diamonds-rough-time-tell |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 6:47:57 GMT -5
...I eBayed my Dunhill collection years ago... worth too much to hang on to... I let mine go for the same reason. I landed on keeping my favorite meers instead. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 6:56:24 GMT -5
I will never afford one, good luck in your search.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 7:41:45 GMT -5
A 50’s Tanshell is my favorite. Any pre-1968 Dunhill that uses oil cured briar, great smokers. You can still find a deal.....just takes some patience.
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Mar 17, 2019 8:25:26 GMT -5
I have four old ones, and I enjoy them all. They are wonderful older pieces of pipe history. I may pick up one to two more, or maybe more. I'm kind of stupid like that.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 17, 2019 8:33:17 GMT -5
I would like to grab a birth year at some point. Eye candy for the shelf, more than anything.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 17, 2019 10:05:13 GMT -5
 Got a 1943 large Billard RB, birth year, nothing fabulous in the smoke, it’s like a Rolex, tells time like a timex takes a licking and keeps on ticking, that was the advertisement by John Cameron Swaze , have several one good smoker a large Paneled made in the Sixties. Bertram pipes better in my opinion, an is American.
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Post by blackmouth210 on Mar 17, 2019 10:07:37 GMT -5
I own 3. They're all from the 60's and good smokers.
Nothing mind-blowing, though.
I own better smokers that are worth far less.
But I do enjoy my Dunhills.
So they aren't going anywhere.
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 17, 2019 10:54:34 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about the era but find the Dunhill that's the right size, shape and finish for you(in that order). Patent era Dunhill was my first collection because that's what I was told were the only Dunhill's worth smoking but I couldn't compete for the larger pipes and the smaller pieces I was collecting didn't satisfy. I got my first modern Gr6 pipe and I never looked back. IMO the newer, larger pipes I collect smoke as good or better than the older pieces. Take your time and be picky.  |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 17, 2019 15:50:23 GMT -5
I should add that I have bid on a half dozen Kaywoodie pipes this month alone, and they have gone for ridiculous(in my opinion)prices, so maybe I'll have to settle for a Dunhill. haha
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Post by ben888 on Mar 17, 2019 16:16:58 GMT -5
Thank you, gentlemen.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 17, 2019 18:06:37 GMT -5
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Post by Mac on Mar 17, 2019 21:03:36 GMT -5
I've no problems with the handful of Dunhills I've acquired over the past four years. All estates, all smoke just fine, but no better or worse than most other pipes I have. ( a couple I don't like, but they smoke all right. Some too heavy or just not attractive to my eye these days.)
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Post by captblack on Mar 19, 2019 10:37:42 GMT -5
If you are looking just to get a pipe that you know will smoke superbly out of the box, Id probably opt for a Castello or Radice. Slightly lower price point and generally guaranteed to smoke well.
On the Dunhill side, yes, go with an estate - preferably a blasted example from 1965 or earlier.
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 19, 2019 17:10:05 GMT -5
I own 4 Dunhills and am extremely pleased with them. All of them are later models and not estate. Those are probably my best smokers.
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Got a 1943 large Billard RB, birth year, nothing fabulous in the smoke, it’s like a Rolex, tells time like a timex takes a licking and keeps on ticking, that was the advertisement by John Cameron Swaze , have several one good smoker a large Paneled made in the Sixties. Bertram pipes better in my opinion, an is American.
