Handmade pipes - Dunhills

Dunhill is the "Rolls-Royce of pipes" or at least so do many think. It has been something for a newbie smoker to aspire for - on of those unobtainable pipes. These days, or rather a few years ago, it was possible to get "estate" (fancier word for "used") Dunhills on eBay at a fraction of the cost they once carried.

I managed to buy a couple of varying quality.

Here's my Group 1 (smallest size bowl there is) Dunhill Billiard Root Briar. It is from 1968 (Dunhill started stamping their pipes early on with patent no:s and other no:s, and adopted a very easy system in 1960 which was year Zero, marked accordingly with a "0" after the "Made in England" stamp), obvious from the "8" stamp.