Peterson Rosslare 05 Bent Dublin Sandblast Briar Estate Pipe, Silver Mounts

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IDENTIFICATION

This is a Peterson's Rosslare in shape 05 - the shank is stamped PETERSON'S over ROSSLARE over 05 - a bent Dublin in jet-black sandblast with a wide polished Peterson-stamped mount at the shank end, a matching slender ring at the stem base, and the Rosslare series' signature marbled amber-orange acrylic stem with the white "P" inlay. Filter-free, standard bore.

THE ROSSLARE SERIES

Named for the Wexford harbor town, the Rosslare series entered Peterson's range around the turn of the millennium and became one of the house's most recognizable modern dress lines: black or dark sandblasted bowls set against vivid marbled acrylic stems, with bright metal mounts bridging the two. This example is the classic Rosslare recipe at its best - the interplay of the coal-black blast, the mirror mount, and that flame-colored stem is what made the line a standing favorite. As a stamped Rosslare, this pipe dates from the 2000s or later - a modern-era Peterson in estate condition.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Peterson began in 1865 as the Kapp brothers' shop on Grafton Street, Dublin; Charles Peterson, the Riga-born craftsman whose name the firm took, joined in the 1870s and patented the celebrated System in 1890. The '05' shape belongs to the historic heart of the catalog: a compact, high-domed bent Dublin that has remained essentially Peterson's own for over a century. It is not a classically English form - it is recognizably a Peterson shape, which is precisely its appeal. Its System-line siblings, the '305' and 'XL315', are the same form cut for the reservoir System; the standard 05, as here, is a conventional bore without filter.

GRADING & MARKS

- PETERSON'S / ROSSLARE / 05: maker, series, and shape stamps on the shank, crisp and fully legible.
- PETERSON stamp on the wide shank mount, with the band's small marks partially visible; the metal is bright and untarnished. (Buyers seeking confirmation of sterling versus nickel mount should review the band stamp photos - we describe what is stamped rather than assume.)
- White "P" inlay on the acrylic stem.

SHAPE ANALYSIS

The Bent Dublin 05 carries its dome-topped bowl proud of a forward-curving shank, with the bend taken in the shank line so the pipe sits stable in the hand and rests naturally when set down. At 5.52 inches and 1.90 ounces it is a compact, portable pipe with real chamber capacity - 0.76 by 1.59 inches - enough for a serious smoke without demanding an evening. Clenchers will find the weight kind; hand-smokers will find the profile alert and purposeful. Knowledgeable observers identify the 05 across a room: it is one of the shapes that means Peterson.

BRIAR & FINISH

The bowl is Mediterranean briar in a deep black sandblast; the blast raises the grain into craggy relief, and the black stain settles into the valleys so the surface reads with real depth under light. Against it, the marbled amber acrylic stem gives the pipe its character - warm, vivid, and durable, with acrylic's resistance to oxidation meaning the color you see is the color it keeps. The polished mounts tie bowl and stem together in classic Peterson dress.

CONDITION REPORT

Sound estate condition, and largely excellent: the sandblast is intact with no cracks, splits, or fills detected; the rim is clean with the blast texture preserved; the chamber shows light use with no damage. The stem is unbitten with both mounts secure; a small white mark near the ferrule is noted for accuracy and will polish or is negligible in hand. This is a lightly-used modern estate Peterson with most of its life ahead of it.

DIMENSIONS

Overall Length: 5.52 in. (140.21 mm)
Bowl Height: 1.94 in. (49.28 mm)
Chamber Diameter: 0.76 in. (19.30 mm)
Chamber Depth: 1.59 in. (40.39 mm)
Outside Diameter at Bowl: 1.41 in. (35.81 mm)
Weight: 1.90 oz. (53.86 g)
Shape: Bent Dublin 05 | Finish: Sandblast | Stem: Marbled acrylic | Filter: None

CLOSING

The Rosslare 05 is modern Peterson at its most confident: an heirloom shape in contemporary dress, with the jet blast and flame-amber stem playing off each other exactly as the series intended.

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