Guide to Pipe Shapes and Styles: The Dublin

by Jacques Cole
The Dublin
The Dublin is probably the oldest briar pipe shape - like a cone, either slight or extreme - owing its origin directly to clay pipes. The reason for the name is quite obscure and no satisfactory explanation has been found. A variant of the Dublin is the obtuse-angled Zulu (sometimes called Yachtsman or Woodstock) and is made with either a round or an oval shank. A variation with an upright bowl and extreme cone is called a Bell Dublin.

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