Christian Pipe Smokers

The prince shape was created in honor of Prince Edward VIII. I'm not sure if this is a Loewe and Co. prince in the picture, but it looks similar to me.

Bloodhound wrote: 12 Apr 2023, 10:01

jruegg wrote: 08 Apr 2023, 16:23 The apple is my favorite shape.

Pics of your favs?

Terribly sorry for the tardiness of my reply. I'll have to try and remember how to upload my own photos.

I have a Parker Prince...it was in a box-O-pipes that I bought at the auction site...most were broken or missing stems. The little Prince was complete and as close as I am likely to get to owning a Dunhill. I cleaned it up and polished it and it smokes well but I don't smoke it often. I did smoke it last night and it was great...it may get a little more use in the future.

So the Prince that I have, I broke...I got it repaired and then smoked it and it is just today that I realized that I didn't post a pic of when I got it back...Since I am one of those annoying guys always asking for pics...well...my bad

Bloodhound wrote: 22 May 2023, 10:55 So the Prince that I have, I broke...I got it repaired and then smoked it and it is just today that I realized that I didn't post a pic of when I got it back...Since I am one of those annoying guys always asking for pics...well...my bad

Nice!

The Prince and the Author are both variations on the apple shape. The Prince is a proportionally slimmed down (especially the shank) and longer version of the traditional apple shape while the author is the opposite with a much thicker shank and shorter stem. The Prince is typically a straight shanked pipe although they often have a slightly bent stem. The author is typically a 1/2 bent pipe. The apple shape refers more to the bowl shape and can be bent or straight with the proportions falling in between a Prince and an author.

I would classify Bloodhound's "Prince" as a more traditional straight apple as opposed to a Prince.

It's like the lumberman, Canadian, and lovat are all billiards. Billiard describes the bowl shape while lumberman, Canadian, and lovat refer to variations on the shank and stem.

Oh, and I've grown fond of the Prince shape and have a few in my collection. One is a Comoy Pebble Grain, one is a sandblasted Ropp Etudiant J16, and one is a smooth Ropp Etudiant J23 octagon panel. I'd like to add a Dunhill group 3 Prince but just can't bring myself to spend the money. But, I think Dunhill and Comoy Prince's are the epitome of the shape.