***ONE OFF*** Chacom Select Freehand Natural Grand Cru Briar Pipe 501

• Overall Length: 138mm
• Overall Height: 92mm
• Bowl Height: 54mm
• Bowl Diameter: 44mm
• Bore: 20mm
• Weight: 74g
• Filter: Metal Condensing / Stinger
• Gift Boxed
• Cloth pipe bag included

Chacom Pipes (St Claude) Chacom is a family owned company who can trace their pipe making heritage to 1825 before Briar was even discovered. They are based in St Claude which is widely recognised as the pipe making capital of the world. They are one of very few pipe manufacturers who make pipes from start to finish. From ageing the Briar right through to hand finishing.

Chacom Select Freehand Pipes Chacom are not widely known for their freehand pipes but quite predictably for a company of it’s heritage and experience it is something they excel at. Every now and then the pipe graders come across an exceptional block of Briar and feel that it should be made into something much more special than the general shape range that makes up 95% of their production. So on special days the carvers are given free reign to let their creative juices loose!

The select 06 is something really special and we are not quite sure how we managed to get our hands on it. It was discovered in the Chacom factory by The UK Tobacco during a trip to the chacom factory. The UK Tobacco discovered some drawers in the factory that were off limits but that was like a red rag to a bull as we routed through like a kid in a sweet shop discovering some really rare offerings. It was like wading through a pipe museum archives and we managed to talk Chacom into letting us take some away. We selected this pipe mainly due to it's beautiful shape and brilliant grain pattern but upon returning to blighty with our loot we noticed this piece was stamped "Grand Cru." With a bit of research we managed to find out that Grand Cru was a run of freehand pipes that were produced by Pierre Morel in 1978! So not only is this a freehand it is made from 40 year old premium briar from when Briar was really premium! We hope that this pipe goes to a smoker not a collector as it should smoke so sweet!

Condensing Filter/Stinger This pipe incorporates the re-usable metal filter system. The metal filter is suspended in the middle of a moisture trap, which forces the smoke to spiral round the cool metal before entering the stem. This causes condensation, which naturally removes tar and moisture deposits from the smoke trapping them in the shank for a cool pleasant smoking experience. Simply wipe clean in between smokes. The metal filter can be removed altogether for smokers who prefer a totally un-restricted full bodied smoke.

ONE OFF PIPE: This is a one off pipe and the pipe in the picture is the exact pipe you will receive. Please note that colour varies depending on your computer monitor and may not replicate the colour exactly.