Gefapip 000 France - St. Claude Estate Pipe

Note: The pipe that will be shipped to you is the exact pipe you see in the photos. Once you place your order, the product will be marked as "Sold Out". We carry only one unit of every pipe on our website.

 

Brand: Gefapip

 

A brand from St. Claude, the first region in France where briar was used for pipes. The brand appears in the 1979 Tinder Box catalogs, but we do not have any further information about it. Apart from a few small flaws noted in the "Flaws" section, this is an estate pipe in very good condition.

 

Shape: Billard Apple
Filter: Filterless
Mouthpiece: Acrylic 
Length: 14 cm
Height: 4 cm
Chamber Diameter: 2 cm
Chamber Depth: 3.5 cm
Chamber Wall Thickness: 0.5 cm
Weight Without Mouthpiece: 33 g
Total Weight: 44 g

 

Briar Quality: 

 

Very Poor
Poor
Good 
Very Good
Excellent

 

Smoke Channel (Draft Hole): Drilled dead center of the chamber and flush with the chamber floor. 

 

Shank: Very clean. Mostly light in color.

 

Chamber Cleanliness: The chamber has been very professionally cleaned of cake, and the chamber wall is smooth.  

 

Condition: 7/10

 

Mouthpiece: V Cut

 

Flaws: No flaws at all apart from one or two assorted dents and pits. 

 

Score: 7/10

 

Comment: For beginner or intermediate pipe smokers, the stummel shows very good craftsmanship. The V Cut mouthpiece is an advantage that directly affects the smoke. Considering it was made in the 1970s-80s, the cosmetic issues can easily be overlooked; they have no effect on the smoke.

 

Note: Any pipe in which you have not built up a cake layer will run hot unless you smoke at an extremely slow, systematic cadence. Running hot is not a criterion for judging pipes that have no cake.