Barling Pipes

[Swede]

I've been looking at Barling and would like to get a vintage, but they are hard to date even after reading Pipepedia. Anyone have any experience with various periods of Barlings?

 

[Corncobcon]

I have a barling vintage that I purchased from my local shop in the late 1980's. It's a good old smoker.

 

[Swede]

Nice pipe! I can see part of the logo looks like maybe Barlings is not in block letters like some. Does it say Barlings Make and any number on it? Thanks

 

[thedeep]

in the late 60's early 70's I had a buddy that was a Barling freak. He had 20-30 of them. They were all lovely...and smoking fools. He loved barlings. This was back when all barlings were red. Wish I had talked him out of one.

 

[Zeno Marx]

Maybe I'm wrong because I've never dug deep into British briar, though I was surrounded by guys who did, but Barling always seemed like a very confusing, quasi mystical deal. The dating came across like a nightmare. Am I wrong about that?

 

[Swede]

That's what I get from reading up on them. I'd still buy one mainly if it was from when the family owned the company. Think those will be rare. I'd chance a newer one if someone thinks they smoke good but needs to be cheap.