A bold, English-style Billiard, Dunhill's "03" defines the form with a full-bodied bowl and austere presence in profile. This Group 5-sized example emphasizes the hearty proportions of the stummel by contrasting them against the negative space of a comparatively more slender saddle stem. It's presented here in the rustic sandblast of the Cumberland series, with the rim also sandblasted to continue the rugged aesthetic more so than other examples that feature a smooth-polished rim.
When Alfred Dunhill released his patented Shell Briar, he forever changed the pipe-smoking world at large. Dunhill has often been credited with being the first to offer sandblasted pipes (arguably the most popular finish today), and the Cumberland finish further displayed Dunhill's innovative spirit. Well received after its release in 1979, the Cumberland series was named for the English marque's warehouse on Cumberland road, and the line's signature, brindled vulcanite stem became so iconic, the warmly striated material is now referred to simply as "cumberland."
Measurements & Other Details
- Length: 6.00 in./152.40 mm.
- Weight: 1.52 oz./43.09 g.
- Bowl Height: 1.93 in./49.02 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.67 in./42.42 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.89 in./22.61 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.51 in./38.35 mm.
- Stem Material: Vulcanite
- Filter: None
- Shape: Billiard
- Finish: Sandblast
- Material: Briar
- Country: England