Are there any brothers out there that own and smoke one or more of the Peterson Series Pipes?

If so, which do you have and what are your thought on their smoking qualities and characteristics?

Are they worth the extra expense?

I don't own a Sherlock Holmes edition yet but I've been jones'en for one of the originals, the large 05 shape. Almost pulled the trigger a couple of times but not yet.

Whether they are worth the extra money, I think with Peterson you get good value right up the price chain, whether in better figure on the briar, quality of the silver work, etc. I am sure you pay a little bit more for the special edition markings etc. As to being a better smoker, I don't think this will be a factor, Pete's are all excellent smokers from sub-$100 on up.

Johnny,

Being the tightwad I am, I went the Kinslale route and bought an XL-14, the less expensive version of the Sherlock Holmes Deerslayer model. It's a fine smoker but a little too large for me. If that's the model you were thinking about I'll make a real deal for you. Just send a PM.

Jim

I started with Pete's. No special reason, it just worked out that way. I keep buyin em. Good pipes for the money. They could drill em a little better but what the hell. I'm a gunsmith and a carpenter and if I held a Dunhill in my hand, I'd find fault with it too. Good solid pipes.

I am jonesing for a Lestrade in the SH range. Love the shape.

I have owned all of the SH's...and the Kinsales as well. They are all great smokers. If you want to save a few bucks buy Kinsales. I found no difference in smoking quality.

I have a Return of SH Lestrade, that is an excellently balanced design for a large full bent. I made the initial mistake of assigning it to aromatics so I encountered considerable gurgling with those wet aros. This was greatly reduced with a change of tobacco category for this pipe. Great briar (takes a bit longer to break in, though!) and it's become a very smooth and comfortable smoker. Unfortunately, it comes only in p-lip, which I don't like, but it's other qualities compensate for that and for the initial gurgling habit.

I have "hudson" and "baker street".
like other peterson are excellent. with their large bowls I like smoking them reading the canon...

I had seven of them. A couple were indifferent smokers. I got rid of all but one - a Watson that is an excellent smoker. They really are just a collection thing. I decided I didn't want to finish the collection after all but focus on collecting Pete POY's. Haven't regretted the decision.