Sizes

Blakemar Briars, Unit 10, Litchborough Industrial Estate, Litchborough, Towcester, Northants, NN12 8JB, England.

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The table below shows the approximate sizes of the pipes offered for sale in these pages.  The sizes are in millimetres and are intended as a guide only, variations will naturally occur during manufacture.  The dimensions given are as follows:

  • A - The overall length of the pipe.
  • B - The maximum height of the pipe.
  • C - The maximum width of the pipe bowl, not necessarily at the top of the bowl.
  • D - The width of the tobacco chamber at the top of the bowl.
  • E - The thickness of the shank of the bowl at the point at which it joins the stem.
  • F - The length of the stem.
  • The drawing below may be useful as a guide.

    Pipe_dimensions

    Shape

    Number

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    Small taper billiard

    143

    145

    40

    31

    18

    12

    80

    Small saddle billiard

    142

    125

    40

    31

    18

    12

    60

    Medium taper billiard

    153

    153

    45

    33

    19

    15

    80

    Medium saddle billiard

    152

    141

    45

    33

    19

    15

    68

    Large taper billiard

    163

    137

    47

    36

    20

    16

    62

    Large saddle billiard

    162

    139

    47

    36

    20

    16

    64

    Extra large taper billiard

    173

    144

    51

    38

    23

    18

    62

    Extra large saddle billiard

    172

    151

    51

    38

    23

    18

    69

    Large dublin taper stem

    193

    133

    46

    34

    21

    16

    62

    Large dublin saddle stem

    192

    135

    46

    34

    21

    16

    64

    Small lovat

    222

    122

    42

    32

    18

    13

    38

    Large lovat

    232

    133

    46

    36

    19

    15

    46

    Small standard bent

    243

    134

    41

    34

    18

    15

    73

    Medium standard bent

    253

    137

    46

    35

    19

    16

    73

    Large standard bent

    263

    140

    48

    36

    20

    17

    73

    Small bulldog saddle stem

    272

    137

    41

    37

    18

    18

    65

    Large bulldog saddle stem

    282

    134

    45

    38

    19

    20

    68

    Medium apple taper stem

    293

    139

    38

    36

    18

    15

    68

    Large apple taper stem

    303

    138

    45

    39

    19

    17

    62

    Small prince

    323

    152

    31

    35

    17

    12

    88

    Large prince

    343

    150

    35

    40

    19

    15

    78

    Bullcap

    363

    153

    30

    37

    17

    13

    88

    Pipe_dimensions02

    Shape

    Number

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    Small pot taper stem

    383

    130

    32

    33

    19

    13

    65

    Medium pot taper stem

    393

    133

    38

    37

    19

    15

    65

    Large pot taper stem

    403

    143

    41

    39

    22

    15

    65

    Extra large pot saddle stem

    562

    145

    44

    42

    26

    15

    68

    Zulu (1)

    423

    154

    44

    31

    18

    13

    78

    Rhodesian

    432

    144

    40

    45

    20

    20

    66

    Long flat (Canadian)

    442

    146

    45

    35

    20

    12(x16)

    44

    Squat saddle stem

    452

    142

    36

    39

    18

    17

    69

    Square pot taper stem

    463

    141

    38

    34

    20

    14

    74

    Chiltern bent saddle stem

    472

    134

    37

    35

    17

    13

    73

    Quantock bent taper stem

    543

    142

    40

    40

    20

    20

    77

    Mendip bent saddle stem

    552

    142

    41

    40

    22

    15(x20)

    66

    Square billiard saddle stem

    582

    143

    51

    35

    20

    18

    64

    Top bent saddle stem

    592

    143

    49

    38

    21

    17

    74

    Pear saddle stem

    602

    139

    47

    38

    19

    16

    66

    Hungarian bent

    612

    130

    45

    30

    18

    19

    70

    Artist bent fancy stem

    625

    140

    39

    44

    20

    18

    79

    Oval prince

    642

    141

    40

    43

    22

    13(x18)

    54

    Woodstock taper stem

    653

    150

    44

    32

    19

    14(x17)

    69

    Zulu (2) taper stem

    673

    152

    45

    38

    21

    16

    75

    Oval moose taper stem

    683

    132

    52

    46

    23

    15(x20)

    45

    Hippo saddle stem

    692

    114

    40

    37

    18

    13(x16)

    43

    Egg bent

    742

    132

    42

    36

    18

    18

    71

    Pot bent

    752

    140

    46

    40

    21

    17

    72

    Calabash bent saddle stem

    772

    146

    49

    36

    22

    19

    74

    Torpedo taper stem

    783

    124

    37

    37

    19

    13(x17)

    45

    Pipe_dimensions03

    Shape

    Number

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    Acorn saddle stem

    802

    145

    45

    33

    19

    13(x18)

    71

    Author bent

    812

    125

    38

    40

    19

    20

    59

    Large egg bent

    822

    138

    45

    40

    19

    18

    66

    Pennine extra bent saddle stem

    832

    146

    51

    41

    22

    19

    75

    Malvern bent saddle stem

    852

    148

    40

    32

    19

    14

    68

    Golf bent saddle stem

    872

    143

    39

    44

    19

    14

    71

    Vest pocket

    882

    103(open)

    45

    59(x28)

    25(x16)

    n/a

    57

    Cambrian bent saddle stem

    892

    135

    29

    39

    20

    13

    68

    Lantern taper stem

    913

    143

    44

    32

    19

    13

    73

    Poker saddle stem

    932

    125

    41

    30

    19

    13

    60

    Cairngorm bent taper stem

    953

    155

    43

    51

    21

    17

    73

    Cutty taper stem

    993

    139

    48

    33

    19

    14

    62