Sandblasted Gold Plated Reverse Calabash Barrel Tobacco Pipe

If you've been around Werner Mummert's work at all in the last few years, this eccentric briar should look quite familiar. This Reverse Calabash Barrel design is a true Mummert signature, pressing that whimsical, tubular aesthetic even farther than, say, Tom Eltang's Tubos, for example. But it's not just the shape that makes these Barrels so popular; it also features a vast internal chamber housed in the latter portion of the stummel, and there's plenty of insulating briar to keep a mellow warmth in hand. This particular example is a touch shorter than the other Barrel also featured in this batch, and is presented in a far more colorful finish as well: a deep ruby stain and an extra low-profile sandblast, with the stem base/internal chamber cap plated in gold leaf.