Now this is a cool piece of pipe-smoking history. Made by Hungary’s Szabó Pipe Factory, this stout billiard was produced for the 2008 World Cup Pipe Smoking Championship, combining a warm smooth finish with rugged rustication, a handsome metal band, and the distinctive championship medallion carved into the bowl.
Szabó is one of Hungary’s great traditional pipe-making names, with roots stretching back to the early 20th century and generations of family craftsmanship behind the marque.
What really makes this one special is condition: it remains completely unsmoked. Competition pipes were made to be used, so finding one nearly two decades later that never saw a flame is a hell of a survivor.
A handsome Hungarian briar, a genuine piece of international pipe-club history, and one that has somehow made it all these years exactly as it left the factory.
Come and take it.
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