The Dark Reign series from Rattrays takes inspiration from the metal ages, the pipes are fitted with a metal band and cap, they almost look like the kind of pipe a Knight would smoke!! The pipes are available in a Dark grey or a black sandblast finish, like most Rattrays pipes this range takes a 9mm filter.
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 : Bent Billiard
Finish : Sandblast
Colour : Black
Mouthpiece : Black
Filter : 9mm
Dimensions
Pipe Length : 135 mm
Pipe Height : 56 mm
Pipe Width : 41 mm
Chamber Width : 20 mm
Pipe Weight : 60 grams