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My good friend from Germany sent me a couple of these. I would love to try one, but mine are made with bakelite and hand painted, so I do not want to risk them. I wonder how they smoke
I have a few good German "huntsman" style pipes from WW-1 (or possibly older) that have very ornate hand painted ceramic bowls, lids etc.
If you're careful with your flame and the stems fit snug they all smoke as well today as I'm sure they did then.
Clean them afterwards and don't let too much crud build in your bowl and they should work fine.
(I like to puff mine whenever I watch "All Quiet on the Western Front" LOL)
My main concerns (maybe they're nothing) are: 1. Bakelite is very brittle. I collect WW2 items, and it is very easy to break. I have a tendency to leave chatter marks on my pipes, so I would be concerned with that and oxidation. 2. The length of the stem is longer than any pipe cleaner I have. I am not sure how you would clean that? 3. The cork base between the stem and the bowl seems like it would be difficult to repair when worn.
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