Captain Black BX23 Sandblast Straight Billiard Made in England Estate Pipe

CAPTAIN BLACK over MADE IN ENGLAND, with BX23 at the stem end of the shank: this is a sandblast straight billiard on a vulcanite tapered stem, and it takes no filter.

It is a very old pipe, and bringing it back was a challenge, especially the stem. A scratch is still there on the bottom side of the mouthpiece, and the pipe still needs some work, but it deserves it: it is a classic English pipe. The first letters of CAPTAIN BLACK and of MADE IN ENGLAND are faint, and BX23 is clear.

THE MARKS

- CAPTAIN BLACK in capitals, stamped on the shank
- MADE IN ENGLAND in capitals, stamped under it
- BX23, stamped at the stem end of the shank

The stamps carry no year, so the pipe cannot be dated from them.

A billiard has a bowl shaped like a cylinder on a straight shank, and a tapered stem narrows from the shank end toward the mouthpiece. Here the bowl is 48 mm high and 35 mm wide, and the chamber is 40 mm deep and 20 mm across.

The sandblast covers the bowl, the rim and the shank. Please see the photographs for the scratch on the mouthpiece.

THE MEASUREMENTS

- Length: 142 mm (5.59 in)
- Bowl height: 48 mm (1.89 in)
- Bowl width: 35 mm (1.38 in)
- Chamber diameter: 20 mm (0.79 in)
- Chamber depth: 40 mm (1.57 in)
- Weight: 37 g (1.3 oz)

Ships from the Faridunhill archive. Worldwide shipping and professional sanitation on every estate pipe. SKU: 132