Dr. Grabow Royal Duke Smooth Billiard

[smoker13]

I was just going through my "pipes - used and otherwise unused" box and I picked up the one in the title. It's never been used and I recalled it was once encased in a plastic and cardboard showcase thing along with filters and pipe tools and whatever else you can imagine. It was given to me by one lady when I retired many moons ago and I just never used it, snob that I was back then.

So now that I'm a dozen years older and not such a snob, tell me, brothers; is this thing worth smoking or should it be tossed back in the box?

 

[Idlefellow]

Only one way to find out; light 'er up !

 

[Idlefellow]

double post

 

[Corncobcon]

Only one way to find out; light 'er up !

I agree, just fill the bowl and light it up. I have an old Royal Duke straight bulldog and smoke it a lot. It's not the best smoking pipe, but I like it.

 

[huffelpuff]

Surprisingly some of the cheap Grabow pipe smoke wonderfully. Only way to tell is to light it up and see if it's a good one or a stinker lol.

Jim