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12 photographsArchive Record FUH-5G7N-W2AQ-E
Gloria Old Briar Rusticated Bent Billiard Vest Pocket Pipe, Cream Acrylic Saddle Stem, 6mm Filter
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated12 photographs
Reference example
This pipe is documented here as an example for study — it is a record in the archive, not an item offered for sale. Everything below is what the piece itself, and the evidence around it, will honestly support.
Attribute checklist
Rim cleaned (no wood removed)
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Refinished
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Chamber reamed
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Smoked
Yes
owner stated
Facts, not a grade. We do not score a pipe out of ten: a number would rank a restored pipe above an honest one, and restoration is exactly what this hobby prices down. Every line above is checkable by anyone holding the pipe. Lines marked Faridunhill standing declaration rest on our published, dated statement of shop practice (v1.0, 2026-07-29) — not on an inspection of this individual pipe. It is one document, in public, that you can hold us to.
The entry
This small rusticated bent billiard is a vest pocket pipe, 121 mm long, short enough to carry in a vest pocket. The smooth shank is stamped GLORIA over a curved line, with OLD BRIAR below it. It is made for a 6mm filter and is pre-smoked and in very good condition.
THE MAKER We have no record of the Gloria maker, so we name only what the stamp says. No country of origin can be seen in the photos.
THE MARKS - GLORIA / OLD BRIAR
THE SHAPE AND THE STEM The bowl is round and upright, and the curved stem lets it sit low below the mouthpiece. Deep, craggy rustication covers the whole bowl below a smooth rim, while the shank is left smooth to carry the stamp. A brass-colored band finishes the end of the shank next to the stem. The stem is cream-colored acrylic in a saddle shape, with a wide, flat step at the shank, a gentle bend, and a flared fishtail bit. In the hand, the whole pipe fits across the palm.