Kirsten "B"?

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Lifer
Sep 13, 2019
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I have not seen much discussion about Kirsten's on the forum lately. I do not have much experience with them myself, but have acquired a pipe that may or may not be a Kirsten. I know (from research) that Kirsten did make a "B" pipe. This pipe has only on stamping on it.. the letter "B". Any thoughts?

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rajangan

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Feb 14, 2018
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What's the threads look like? Kirsten had a very small male aluminum thread on the bowl. Therefore the bowls were part aluminum and part briar.
 

hyoutang

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jonasclark

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Aug 4, 2013
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I have no idea what it is, but Kirsten it is not. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were perhaps hundreds of "system pipes." SmokingMetal is a website with galleries sorted by manufactorer or by type, and I don't recall seeing this there, but it's worth combing through.
 
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