I recently picked up a hallmarked 1958 L&Co Standard Brazilian.
The first thing that I noticed was the Standard series stamping on the left shank. I had always thought this series was not introduced until in the civic era, roughly a decade later. Of note, I have seen another standard series Loewe for sale here with 1963 hallmarks.
However the real surprise for me was when I removed the stem to find a threaded metal tenon/stinger.
has anyone else seen a Loewe with this connection before?
im in process of trying to see if I can get it out of the shank but it is either glued or seized in place. The vulcanite stem has threads in it. Also, a pipe cleaner passes through the entire shank with ease which makes me assume that if there is any stinger it is like an inner tube rather than a ball etc.
The silver band appears to cap the end of the shank, unless the briar has bizarrely been routed out and the difference in thickness is just an illusion.
help? Lol
The first thing that I noticed was the Standard series stamping on the left shank. I had always thought this series was not introduced until in the civic era, roughly a decade later. Of note, I have seen another standard series Loewe for sale here with 1963 hallmarks.
However the real surprise for me was when I removed the stem to find a threaded metal tenon/stinger.
has anyone else seen a Loewe with this connection before?
im in process of trying to see if I can get it out of the shank but it is either glued or seized in place. The vulcanite stem has threads in it. Also, a pipe cleaner passes through the entire shank with ease which makes me assume that if there is any stinger it is like an inner tube rather than a ball etc.
The silver band appears to cap the end of the shank, unless the briar has bizarrely been routed out and the difference in thickness is just an illusion.
help? Lol