The Cigar Pipe style? (Pic Attached)

[kieveryuu]

Any of you brothers have a cigar pipe style smoking device like the image below? I find this style curious and want to know more about it.

 

[Hermit]

Those things are interesting,
but I've never met one in person.

 

[George Kaplan]

I've heard those called zeppelins. Allegedly because airship crews needed something to smoke that wouldn't throw off embers in the wind that could ignite the hydrogen. I don't believe that for a second. I'm sure it's just because of their shape. I've always wanted one for novelty's sake, but they always seem to go for pretty high prices.

 

[tiltjlp]

Yes, I've owned one of them twice, and I found them to be poor performers. That might be because I pack loose, and a tighter pack would have helped.

 

[Smoker99]

I have one, and old one, and it is in a shoebox in the basement. Not great smokers in my opinion. Just an oddity.

 

[pipeman1947]

I have a couple but they are really just a novelty pipe,although once lit they can smoke well ,if the tobacco goes out they are hard to relight.Pipeman1947 irate: irate:

 

[Cigar2you]

I've heard those called zeppelins. Allegedly because airship crews needed something to smoke that wouldn't throw off embers in the wind that could ignite the hydrogen. I don't believe that for a second. I'm sure it's just because of their shape. I've always wanted one for novelty's sake, but they always seem to go for pretty high prices.

We have a couple of them as estate pipes at the shop if you really want one I will get you a price pm me

 

[kieveryuu]

Do appreciate everyone who responded.

Cigar2you, if I were in a position to by a pipe right now I would, and will keep your offer in mind if anything changes in the near future.

 

[Ocelot55]

I just replaced a stem on a pipe like this for a customer. From what I know, I think it is commonly referred to as a sparkless pipe or a zeppelin. They were supposedly developed to smoke on dirigibles when they still used hydrogen. Seems like a stupid idea to me. When the customer came to pick up his pipe I asked him how well it smoked. He told me he had a lot of trouble getting a good smoke out of it and was keeping it only because it had sentimental value. Weird pipe. I believe Vauen still makes a similar model.