P. Viou Super Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

P. Viou pipes were originally made by Paul Viou, an early French artisan working around the early to mid-20th century. The P. Viou trademark was, however, later acquired by various major French pipe companies, including Vuillard and Genod. As with a couple of other P. Vious that came in recently I have a feeling this one will be from Genod, in whose safe hands the make has been for a while now (the Genod workshop, after all, has about 150 years of accumulated expertise in pipe making). In the case of this one, it’s a very aptly named “Super” grade Canadian, being positively lavished with flame grain. At just over 6 inches in length and under 1 and a half ounces in weight, I’d say it’s near-goldilocks in proportions too, to the point that seasoned pipe smokers may well find it a comfortable enough clencher. This pipe is completely unsmoked. Some slight scratches on the bowl, though nothing major.   Details: Length: 6.3″ / 160.0mm Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm Bowl Depth: 1.55″ / 39.37mm Weight: 1.4oz / 40g