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Pipe of the Night
WWII-era KBB Monterey rustic pipe filled with Dunhill Flake.
In WWII, all briar for pipe production was in the hands of the Axis powers as of the Nazi conquest of France. Given this state of affairs, American pipe makers had to turn to domestic materials.
One was Manzanita. Native to California, it is from the same family as briar and has the same fire-resistant properties. KBB (parent company of Kaywoodie) started harvesting it for pipe production as of 1941, branding it as "Mission Briar" and selling it under the Monterey brand name for the remainder of WWII
It's an interesting historical curiosity, and the workmanship is from KBB's classic era, with top-notch fit and finish and easy smoking.
