The prince shape is often done to look dainty, the Rattrays 39 however is a little chunkier and carries it off well. The Craggy root range offers a lightweight briar with a simple and shallow rustication. Thanks to the use of such light briar, these pipes are ideal for carrying around and smoking hands free. Finished with a dual brown and black stain is off set with a nickel band before the acrylic (9mm) mouthpiece.

Charles Rattray is still a well-known name in the pipe smoking world, his tobaccos are highly rated by connoisseur smokers. Located in Perth the Rattrays tobacconist not only sold tobaccos, but like most tobacconists blended on site too. His skills with tobacco eventually saw the shop become a blending house in its own right. While Charles never produced his own pipes, he worked closely with English pipe makers for his own shop pipes. In more recent years the Perth factory has now closed and the brand was saved by German blending master Kohlhouse & Kopp.

O Kopp has been the driving force behind the Rattrays pipes, using a number of traditional makers in St Claude (Chacom & Butz Choquin) and also by factories in Italy. The use of various makers allows the collection to have a very wide range of shapes, made using mass production methods dating back over 100 years. Not afraid to go against the flow, the collection contains shapes which have become desirable and very rarely produced. 

Pipe Details

Pipe Material : Briar
Shape : Prince
Finish : Rustic
Colour : Brown
Mouthpiece : Acrylic (Fishtail)
Filter : 9mm

Dimensions

Pipe Length : 145mm
Pipe Height : 36mm
Pipe Width : 43mm
Chamber Width : 20mm 
Chamber Depth : 31mm 
Pipe Weight : 42grams