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**SOLD** DB Design Berlin Freehand 9mm Filter Briar Pipe Masterpiece 01

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  • Overall Length: 320mm
  • Overall Height: 190mm
  • Bowl Height: 190 mm
  • Bowl Diameter: 140mm
  • Bore: 24mm
  • Weight: 435g
  • Filter: 9mm
  • No box

DB Freehand Masterpieces: Freehands are often something of a speciality to Pipe makers as they take time, great skill and experience to produce well and this isn't as profitable as mass production of standard shapes but some companies throw caution to the wind as they wish to show off their skills. The Germans have a great reputation to uphold as the finest engineers in the world and they don't disappoint with their pipes. Everything about a DB pipe boasts precision and their freehands still have maintain that precise feel of quality about them but demonstrate the DB's carvers ability to carve off the cuff. The masterpieces are the crown jewels of the DB freehands. They are overstated expressions from cravers who have been given free reign. We like to think these are the creations that they are allowed to carve on their birthdays! There is no background to this theory but it would help explain how they have come up with some of the most spectacular looking pipes that you are likely to come across.

DB Masterpiece 01: Well we think it is fair you will be unlikely to see a pipe like this again!! This is the first DB masterpiece freehand that we have ever seen, to the point we started to think they were just pipe dreams! Words can't express how privileged we feel to have it on our shelves. We inquired about these many moons ago and never thought we'd get the chance to have one adorn our shelves. We were offered this pipe, saw a picture and just snapped it up.

The 01 is a totally unique creation and was inspired by an exotic palm tree with the sandblasted areas representing the bark with polished Briar representing the smooth leaves. It is a very large pipe made from two extra large premium briar blocks. It has an extra long stem made partially of Briar with a truly stunning effect! That's aesthetics dealt with now onto smoking it!!! Yes this pipe is likely to go to a collector but we hope it goes to someone who will smoke it as there won't be many pipes that smoke as cool and smooth as this. It has a very generous bore so will require a good amount of Tobacco but due to the pipes generous size and the time the smoke has to travel it is a sure fire smooth and cool smoker. We think this would make a great pipe club piece or for herfs where the pipe can be passed round for taste tests. Is your pipe club worthy of such a piece?

DB Design Berlin Smoking Pipes: DB premier German pipes made a very welcomed return to the UK pipe market in 2012 and on the back of a very successful reception we now have access to their pipe of the year for 2014, which we think is a corking example. DB stands for Design Berlin so for those that aren't that good at Geography these pipes are German made. I'm sure you don't need us to educate you on the reputation of German engineering! The DB pipes are no exception!

Box & Cloth Bag: DB do not produce many of these pipes and due to their nature they vary in size. They can't have boxes made up for these so they are supplied without a box. There is a cloth pipe bag included but it will only fit the lower portion of the pipe without the stem on.

ONE OFF PIPE: This is a one off pipe and the pipe in the picture is the exact pipe you will receive. Please note that colour varies depending on your computer monitor and may not replicate the colour exactly.