English Estates: Commonweal Sandblasted Bent Billiard (P2S) (2022) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

A hearty, muscular take on the classic bent Billiard, this piece from Commonweal fills the palm with substance and girth. The bowl, tall and upright, rises at the fore of an elongated transition, an upturned shank, and a steeply curved saddle stem. The bowl houses a chamber capacity almost two inches deep, which should ensure plenty of long, leisurely smoking sessions. The sharp, reaching angle of the shank and stem promotes a comfortable smoking posture and lends the overall form an active, dynamic posture in profile. Well-balanced and shapely, this piece rests easily in hand and boasts plenty of space above the transition to drape a thumb. A dark, extra-craggy sandblast dresses the stummel and brings vivid definition to the natural grain orientation of the briar. A Cumberland mouthpiece tops off the design and adds a touch of color to the pipe's otherwise reserved color palette.