Rattrays - Vintage Army 27 - Sandblast Pipe

The 27 is a traditional billiard, with a tall bowl. Classic Army mounted briar pipes, with 0.925 silver bands and finished with a red sandblasted briar. Whereas many modern manufactures opt for the “Faux Army Mount”, basically a standard tenon fitting with a large metal band. These offerings from Rattrays stick to the traditions of tapering mouthpiece, allowing the stem to be removed easily and quickly.  Comes in a clam style gift box with a black soft pouch.

Charles Rattray is still a well-known name in the pipe smoking world, his tobaccos are highly rated by connoisseur smokers. Located in Perth the Rattrays tobacconist not only sold tobaccos, but like most tobacconists blended on site too. His skills with tobacco eventually saw the shop become a blending house in its own right. While Charles never produced his own pipes, he worked closely with English pipe makers for his own shop pipes. In more recent years the Perth factory has now closed and the brand was saved by German blending master Kohlhouse & Kopp.

O Kopp has been the driving force behind the Rattrays pipes, using a number of traditional makers in St Claude (Chacom & Butz Choquin) and also by factories in Italy. The use of various makers allows the collection to have a very wide range of shapes, made using mass production methods dating back over 100 years. Not afraid to go against the flow, the collection contains shapes which have become desirable and very rarely produced. 

Pipe Details

Pipe Material : Briar
Shape : Billiard
Finish : Sandblasted
Colour : Red
Mouthpiece : Vulcanite
Filter : None

Dimensions

Pipe Length : 150mm
Pipe Height : 50mm
Pipe Width : 34mm
Chamber Width : 19mm 
Chamber Depth : 41mm 
Pipe Weight : 34grams