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1 photographsArchive Record FUH-WVXK-QVX2-4
Peterson Aran XL02 Sandblast Bent Apple, modern production
Era undetermined
Dating: UndeterminedIreland1 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
Original stem
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Stem replaced or re-cut
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
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 reference example is a Peterson Aran in shape XL02, a bent apple finished in sandblast, entering the archive from an Irish estate group. The XL prefix in Peterson's shape numbering designates the enlarged rendering of a standard form, so the XL02 presents the classic bent apple at greater scale. For this example, the identifying facts are the Aran series designation and the XL02 shape number, both features of Peterson's contemporary range, together with its documented arrival from an Irish estate.