Butz-Choquin Alpine 203 Bent Billiard (9mm Filter) with Briar Estate Pipe

Given a long briar insert into the saddled stem, this very bent Alpine Billiard estate pipe from French-maker, Butz-Choquin, offers a lot of real estate to pass the dry, sweet smoke through before it reaches the palate.  There is a large fitting for a 9mm filter, though like all filter designed pipes, not necessary for a great bowl.  There are some handling marks about the smooth and high contrast finished stummel, but the deep and cylindrical chamber is in excellent shape, though there has been some slight over buffing of the smooth rim.

Length:  4.00 in / 10.16 cm
Height:  1.98 in / 5.03 cm
Width:  1.51 in / 3.84 cm
Chamber Diameter:  .79 in / 2.02 cm
Chamber Depth:  1.47 in / 3.74 cm
Weight:  2.01 oz / 57.0 g

Origin:  France
Stummel Material:  Briar
Stem Material:  Ebonite
Other Material:  Briar Insert
Filter:  9mm (Not Included)

Markings:  ("Butz-Choquin"), Alpine, FILTER 9 / (ST CLAUDE), FRANCE, 203