Favorites Pipes of My Collection:

Author / Rhodesian with wind-caps

A Savinelli product...all stampings have been removed (as purchased new - no stampings)

I've always had a preference to squat / chubby Rhodesian and Author-shaped pipes.  Here are two pipes I have in my collection that have wind-caps.  I don't often smoke outside in high winds, but they look slick and certainly keep the breeze from blowing ashes into your head.

Neither one of these are thousand dollar pipes (or even $100) but they smoke great and are utilitarian in their own right.  These two get lots of use and I just wanted to share them with the pipe smoking community.

Savinelli Produced 320 shape

 The Savinelli-produced 320 shape is a substantial Author / Tomato shape.  The wind cap is wood (seems to be a light, porous wood - persimmon?).  Fits snuggly into the bowl with four vent-holes.  Smoking it with the cap on is a challenge keeping it lit.

It's an impressive pipe and is light enough to clench in your teeth while smoking.  Feels great in the hand though.

The stem is unusual with the big red dot.  No other markings on the pipe other than on the bottom of the bowl you can make out "*aronet" over ITALY and you can make out a small crown.  I'm thinking it was going to be a Savinelli Baronet but most of those are rusticated.  There are a couple small fills on the pipe.  One fill is on the bottom and one is on the shank area.

Great

John Bessai - Saddle Bit Rhodesian

John Bessai Bent Rhodesian with after market wind cap

Many of you know my affinity towards all things John Bessai.  This pipe is likely a late-60s / early 70s offering that was likely stamped "John Bessai" on a blank pipe.  Many French made GBD products had this similar shape of the bowl/shank and stem.  JB stamped bit is faint but it's there.  No standard "IMPORTED BRIAR" stamp on the other side of the shank.  

The Wind-Cap on this one is an after-market addition which is functional as a wind-screen and as

 tamper.  You can press on the center black ball and tamp the tobacco inside the chamber as you puff away.

Smokes incredibly cool and has wonderful balance.