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11 photographsArchive Record FUH-AB8V-8EEY-5
Machiavelli Smooth Straight Pot Pipe, Chubby Shank, Vulcanite Saddle Stem, 9mm
undetermined
Dating: Owner-statedItaly11 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
MACHIAVELLI is stamped on the shank, with a second line under it that is partly worn; it appears to read COMMENDATORE. This is a nice smooth straight pot from Machiavelli, with a chubby shank, a vulcanite saddle stem that ends in a wide fishtail bit, and a bore for a 9mm filter.
It is pre-smoked and in good condition. Please check the photos; they are part of this description.
Machiavelli is an Italian name, and its maker is not known. Pipedia's list of Italian pipe brands carries Machiavelli with a question mark in place of the maker, and pipephil shows the mark with an Italian flag and the line name GORGO. Nothing we hold dates the brand, so we give no maker story and no date.