Smokin Harley
Well-Known Member
Its a frigid spring 41*F here in "Chicagoland" and I had the morning to myself so I went to a local gun show/swap meet held out at the Chicagoland Speedway ,400 vendors' tables were presented in the unheated car garages that would normally hold 42 NASCAR racecars in hot humid June awaiting a 400 mile day. I had a few firearm things (AK furniture) I wanted to look for but was out of luck in that department,no deals to be found that couldn't be had online and nothing to fit what I was looking for...but I did get a nice surprise when I was going by a vendors "other wares" glass top box and spied a nice vintage Falcon Standard pipe like my dad used to smoke many many years ago. It was nestled in amongst a few other old tobacco pipes in a ziplock bag. Here was a supposedly total gun audience and here I came with a rare tobacco interest. I think he figured he wasn't going to have too many others ask about it because I talked him out of it for $10 and he threw in some pipecleaners. I had a good look at it. The bowl I believe is a "dublin" style ,straight sided smooth finish and what layer of cake had been in there most definitely had been reamed out since the rim looks a little thinner than it would new but it'll do fine. straight stem . The bite seems to be a bit chewed on but I'm sure it was at one time some fellows favorite, given its wear. The bowl to stem fit seems to be nice and tight threads giving a good seal for a solid draw. I can't wait for a nice (warmer) day to get the old boy back in his paces. Nice to know these workhorses are still made today and interchangable bowls can be had quite easily and reasonably...I may even get a nice meershaum lined rustic finish bowl to put on it .