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10 photographsArchive Record FUH-NB2W-7484-6
HSB Bruyere Reddish Smooth Straight Brandy Pipe - Acrylic Stem, 9mm Filter
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated10 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
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 HSB BRUYERE is a straight brandy pipe with a reddish smooth finish, a black acrylic tapered stem and a fishtail bit. Farid records a 9mm filter fitting and describes the pipe as unsmoked, with scratches on the rim.
The bowl has a rounded lower section that rises into narrower shoulders toward the rim. Its fullness sits low in the profile, giving the brandy shape a different outline from a parallel-sided billiard. A straight shank carries the line into the tapered stem, which narrows toward the mouthpiece. Variations in the wood grain remain visible through the reddish finish across the bowl and shank.
The stem is acrylic, as recorded in the intake note. The detached-stem photograph shows its tenon and filter fitting. The 9mm measurement refers to the filter size, rather than to the tobacco chamber. The photographs document both sides of the pipe, the bowl opening, the underside and the separated stem, with the stamp close-up at the end.