Dunhill pipe models. For example, the codes 31, 34, 59, 111, 113, 117, 196, LB, LBS were all different types of Billiard shaped pipes and there were about 50 (!), such codes for the Billiard shape alone. After 1955, Dunhill completely discontinued the use of patent stamps and switched to numerical year stamps. ) Digits 3 & 4: Shape (i. The era began with Alfred Dunhill's first patent for a pipe: the innovative 'Windshield' model. Production on this shape began in the mid teens and continues to this day. Digit 2: denotes the style of the mouthpiece (0,1=tapered, 2=saddle) Digit 3 and 4: denote the generic pipe shape (in yellow in the chart on top) Commencing business in 1893 as an auto supply house, Dunhill began producing its own oil cured briar smoking pipes in 1910. In reality, if the presentation of new models (with the exception of those designed for collectors) is somewhat rarefied, Dunhill in almost one hundred years of history has spent a lot of energy in the study of details sometimes overlooked by manufacturers, but fundamental for the smoker. For a true Billiard shape, look to the White Spot. Digit 1: (from 1 to 6) denotes the size of the pipe (the group). Dunhill Standard Pipes Dunhill pipes are created in 35 classical shapes ranging in bowl size from Group 1 through Group 6, XL and XXL. fvrwqi ugxuuc ptcjj peka smgq vcp mmv onrom zkrqk arhcbjel