Kiko Pipes

[Schazaam]

Hello all.
I 'm curious about Kiko Pipes. Apparently made In Tanzania. Any one here have one, know anything about them. I see them on e-bay all the time, but know nothing of them. I'd like to know more of them, if I should buy one.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Schazaam

 

[jhuggett]

Never owned one but here's some information on them from pipedia.

http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Kiko

 

[Schazaam]

Thank you sir, I did read that, and the information helps, but I just wondered if anyone out there ever smoked, or owned one.
Thanks again.
Schazaam

 

[ftrplt]

Had one way back when!! Made from East African Amboselli meerschaum; not nearly as good as Turkish block meer. If it were my money, I'd buy a good Turkish block meerschaum. FWIW, FTRPLT

 

[pipetongue1]

I have one from the '60, doesn't look too good, but smokes well, Ken :tongue:
Pacem en Puffing! :tongue:

 

[Schazaam]

Thanks for the replies.
All the info will help me make a decision
Thanks everyone.
Regards,
Schazaam

 

[SirGawain1]

Kiko pipes are my hands-down favorite smoke. I have several. They're durable, smoke dry, and have all the wonderful qualities of a meer without many of the drawbacks. Most are beautifully colored already (black, or golden with a "fumed" rim), so there's no need to worry about "babying" them (i.e., not touching them with your bare hands). The only drawback is that most of them have metal screw-in stems that screw directly into the meer shank, and on some of the older estates, the shank threads are or may be partially stripped. Thankfully, this is fairly easy to fix with a nut of the right diameter and/or a washer. Smoke one if you can get it. You shan't be disappointed.

--Christopher (SirGawain1) :study:

 

[latakiahaze]

Although I've read that African meershaum is inferior to Turkish block, one of my current favourite estate pipes is a Kiko. It has lovely black carvings of tribal figures and smokes like a dream. Being meershaum lined it doesn't ghost too easily either. Always cool and flavoursome when other pipes fail. The only drawback with these pipes is the screw-in steam which could concieveably break or lose the snug fit, but this hasn't happend to mine Just treat the shank with some respect when cleaning and you should have no problem.