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11 photographsArchive Record FUH-JDCE-F64K-9
Gordon Bruyere Smooth Straight Billiard Pipe - Vulcanite Stem, Unsmoked
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated11 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
No
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 Gordon Bruyere is a smooth straight billiard with a black vulcanite tapered stem and a fishtail bit. Farid records it as unsmoked, with no filter. The photographs show a warm brown bowl with visible grain and a long, plain line from the shank to the mouthpiece.
The billiard shape is expressed here through an upright bowl and a relatively even-sided profile, with a rounded transition into the heel. Its straight shank continues into a stem that gradually narrows toward the bit. The wood and black stem meet directly, without an external band in the photographs. This simple construction keeps the bowl profile and the grain at the center of its appearance.
The detached-stem views document a projecting metal fitting at the tenon. The intake specifies no filter; the fitting should not be confused with a 9mm filter system. At 141mm long and 32g, this is a relatively light example, with the complete measured dimensions recorded below.