Ashton: Pebble Grain Bent Bulldog (LX) Tobacco Pipe

Bold and stout of bowl, this Bulldog from Ashton presents the shape's iconic muscular form in a hearty "LX" size designation. A pair of trim beadlines sit high on the bowl and demarcate the subtly domed rim from the rest of the stummel. The firm, pronounced lines of the diamond shank wrap around the transition, as the shank itself kicks high. The saddle stem of jet-black vulcanite arcs away from the shank face and complete its downturn at approximately the same height as the bowl for a sense of balance at both ends of the pipe. The stummel wears the dark, craggy Pebble Grain sandblast, which coaxes out rippling waves of growth rings across the bowl's flanks, for plenty of stimulating textural and visual appeal.