Bartoni Radica 80 Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Pipe - Large Bowl, Acrylic Saddle Stem, Fishtail, 9mm Filter

The stamp reads BARTONI RADICA 80 - three words and a number, and that is all the paperwork this pipe carries.

This is a smooth, straight billiard with a large bowl, an acrylic saddle stem, and a fishtail slot drilled for a 9mm filter. The stamp is quoted exactly as read from the piece. We are not assigning it a maker's history, a country, or an era we cannot document from the stamp itself - the words stand as stamped, and nothing more is claimed for them.

The billiard is among the oldest and most recognized shapes in the pipe trade: a cylindrical bowl set on a straight shank, walls rising vertically from a flat bottom, the whole profile built for balance rather than display. It is the shape most pipe smokers learn on and the one every other shape is measured against. What sets this example apart from a standard billiard is scale - a bowl height of 52mm and a chamber depth of 46mm put real volume behind the draw, more tobacco per light and a longer smoke than a standard-sized billiard offers. At 63 grams it sits with real weight in the hand, and a straight shank of this size asks to be gripped rather than balanced on a fingertip.

The stem is acrylic, cut in a saddle profile - a stepped-down section behind the shank that narrows before flaring again at the bit, giving the mouthpiece a distinct shoulder rather than a smooth taper. The bit ends in a fishtail slot, a flattened, split-look opening rather than a round bore, which spreads the airway across a wider surface at the point where the stem meets the teeth. The pipe is drilled for a 9mm filter, a bore built to accept a cartridge rather than draw straight through open airway - it changes the resistance of the smoke and is a deliberate choice on the smoker's part, not an afterthought.

THE MARKS
- Stamp, as read from the pipe: BARTONI RADICA 80

The finish is smooth briar under a stain. The seller reports faint scratches around the bowl, consistent with a pipe that has been carried and handled. Grain figure: see the photographs.

Condition: this pipe has been smoked previously and is reported in good condition. Faint scratches are present around the briar. No other damage is reported.

THE MEASUREMENTS
- Length: 152mm (6.0")
- Bowl height: 52mm (2.0")
- Bowl width: 42mm (1.7")
- Chamber diameter: 20mm (0.8")
- Chamber depth: 46mm (1.8")
- Weight: 63g (2.2 oz)

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SKU: 430