Savinelli Italian Tobacco Smoking Pipes, Tortuga Smooth 614

Nice pipe, pretty wood. Really like design and size. Probably the best looking pipe iv owned

Too early to tell as a smoke but in perfectcondition.

I want to start by saying I have several Savinelli pipes and have never had an issue with any others. This is a beautiful pipe that the pictures do not do justice to. When I took it out of the box and removed the bowl cap I instantly saw a small defect in the top of the bowl. It looked like it was hit by a high speed sanding tool/wheel or something of that sort. It was blackened a bit that to me indicated it got hot. I knew this would not affect how it smokes so I kept the pipe. I know these pipes are inspected prior to leaving the factory in Italy so I do not know how their quality control inspector missed this as it stood out immediately to me. I smoked it that night and it smokes fine. It is comfortable hanging as it does and instantly became one of my favorites. I liked it so much I may never buy another pipe style other than this again. I took several pictures before smoking it and one picture after I smoked it to show what the defect looked like before and after smoking. I deducted two stars from the rating: one for the actual defect and one for the quality control inspector not catching this. I expect better from Savinelli.

I was a little hesitant at the price but then it is a Savanelli and they are fantastic smoking and beautifully made. It takes a while to break it in and you cant rush it. Be patient! It will be a freind for life.