Rusticato Bent Billiard (9mm) Tobacco Pipe

Ser Jacopo's story began in 1982 when Giancarlo Guidi and Bruto Sordini left Mastro de Paja to start their own firm. In true Italian style, the company's pipes offer finely crafted variations on traditional British and French shapes. With their Mastro Geppetto pipes (named for the man who carved Pinocchio), Ser Jacopo provides the same curious approach, neoclassical shapes, and variant finishes of its other pipes at a lower price point.

This bent Billiard is compact with an overall length verging on the upper boundary of Nosewarmer territory, but manages to be fronted by a substantial, lightly tapered bowl. The stummel wears a ruby-tinged stain with the craggy rustication that stretches backward toward the shank face, giving this piece a fascinating coloring. The saddle stem is black acrylic with high shoulders and a brief but heavily arced mouthpiece, allowing for easier clenching within the jaw.