Dunhill: Cumberland (3407) (2018) Tobacco Pipe

Fitted to a slightly bent stem, this Dunhill "07" Prince presents a more sleek, regal form than many other shapes on the classic pipe chart. Rendered in Group 3 size, this interpretation takes on a svelte nature, being streamlined through the shank and elongated stem while the squat, bulb-like bowl is perched at the end. Offered here in the Cumberland series, this one is dressed in a subtle sandblast, accented with a smooth rim and the warm-hued, namesake stem of the Cumberland series.

When Alfred Dunhill released his patented Shell Briar, he forever changed the pipe smoking world at large. Dunhill has often been credited with being the first to offer sandblasted pipes (arguably the most popular finish today), and the Cumberland finish further displayed Dunhill's innovative spirit. Well received after its release in 1979, the Cumberland series was named for the English marque's warehouse on Cumberland road, and the line's signature, brindled vulcanite stem became so iconic, the warmly striated material is now referred to simply as "cumberland."