Standard Billiards are great, but sometimes you want a pipe that looks like it could actively defend your desk. Enter the legendary Butz-Choquin Cobra—arguably the wildest, most unapologetically theatrical freehand design to ever emerge from the historic workshops of Saint-Claude, France.
Carved during BC’s golden era of 1980s experimentation, this sculptural marvel perfectly mimics the dramatic, flared hood of a King Cobra about to strike. The architecture here is brilliant: a wide, flat, trumpet-style rim loops down into a deeply canted chamber, sweeping backward along a fluid, slithering shank. Because it’s a high-grade smooth finish, it puts on a spectacular grain show, flashing a dense patch of complex grain on the "hood" and tight ripples of vertical flame grain flowing down the underbelly.
This vintage survivor is pristine, unsmoked New Old Stock (NOS). The chamber is entirely virgin, the draft is wide open and engineered to perfection, and the original acrylic stem sits completely flush. It doesn't have its original box, but it will slide safely into its protective pouch, ready to completely upend your collection.
If you are interested in purchasing this pipe, please use the contact form, we are also open to receiving offers on any pipe.
Maker: Butz Choquin
Shape: Cobra
Line / Finish: Smooth
Country: France
Era: 1980s
Filter System: None
Length: 160 mm
Weight: 55 g
Chamber Diameter: 21 mm
Flawless, unsmoked condition. A highly elusive, avant-garde French classic that rarely surfaces on the market. If you are tired of conventional shapes and want a genuine, head-turning piece of pipemaking history, this is your apex predator.
Ships from The Netherlands
International shipping available
Secure packaging and tracked shipment included
Standard Billiards are great, but sometimes you want a pipe that looks like it could actively defend your desk. Enter the legendary Butz-Choquin Cobra—arguably the wildest, most unapologetically theatrical freehand design to ever emerge from the historic workshops of Saint-Claude, France.
Carved during BC’s golden era of 1980s experimentation, this sculptural marvel perfectly mimics the dramatic, flared hood of a King Cobra about to strike. The architecture here is brilliant: a wide, flat, trumpet-style rim loops down into a deeply canted chamber, sweeping backward along a fluid, slithering shank. Because it’s a high-grade smooth finish, it puts on a spectacular grain show, flashing a dense patch of complex grain on the "hood" and tight ripples of vertical flame grain flowing down the underbelly.
This vintage survivor is pristine, unsmoked New Old Stock (NOS). The chamber is entirely virgin, the draft is wide open and engineered to perfection, and the original acrylic stem sits completely flush. It doesn't have its original box, but it will slide safely into its protective pouch, ready to completely upend your collection.
If you are interested in purchasing this pipe, please use the contact form, we are also open to receiving offers on any pipe.
Maker: Butz Choquin
Shape: Cobra
Line / Finish: Smooth
Country: France
Era: 1980s
Filter System: None
Length: 160 mm
Weight: 55 g
Chamber Diameter: 21 mm
Flawless, unsmoked condition. A highly elusive, avant-garde French classic that rarely surfaces on the market. If you are tired of conventional shapes and want a genuine, head-turning piece of pipemaking history, this is your apex predator.
Ships from The Netherlands
International shipping available
Secure packaging and tracked shipment included
