{"product_id":"molina-striato-smooth-dark-brown-rh1-pipe","title":"Molina Striato Smooth Dark Brown (RH1) pipe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Molina Striato Smooth Dark Brown (RH1) is a muscular Bent Bulldog in Italian-made smooth briar from Molina's Barasso workshop in Lombardy — part of the Striato Smooth Dark Brown line, with its signature twin beadlines, faceted diamond shank, Cumberland-toned acrylic stem, and brass shank band.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolina sits on part of the old Rossi factory grounds in Barasso, the Lombardy district whose name refers to the water-powered mills (\u003cem\u003emulini\u003c\/em\u003e) that once drove local industry. Molina inherited not only the premises but also the vintage machinery and traditional production methods used by Rossi — and today uses hand-selected briar from central and southern Italy to produce workhorse pipes with an excellent price-to-quality ratio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStriato series\u003c\/strong\u003e offers 12 classic medium-sized shapes crafted from carefully selected extra-grade briar, available in three finishes: bicolor smooth, dark brown smooth (polished with carnauba wax to enhance depth and natural briar grain), and brown contrast sandblasted. Offered here in the \u003cstrong\u003eRH1\u003c\/strong\u003e — a muscular Bent Bulldog with twin beadlines around the shoulder and a faceted, diamond cross-section shank. The Bulldog is pipedom's most swaggering shape; the Bent variant brings the bit back toward the jaw for comfortable clenching while retaining all of the Bulldog's angular character. Finished in the Striato's Dark Brown smooth stain and polished with carnauba wax for depth, with a Cumberland-toned acrylic saddle stem and brass shank band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubstantial and full of character — a pipe with genuine swagger and the heft to back it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bent Bulldog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth Dark Brown (carnauba-wax polished)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extra-grade briar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cumberland Acrylic Saddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brass Shank Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Molina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50588496920674,"sku":"998-0299","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1734\/3871\/files\/1_7939ff16-00a1-48e2-bd4f-23b85cd6b7f8.png?v=1790965205","url":"https:\/\/www.tinderbox.com\/products\/molina-striato-smooth-dark-brown-rh1-pipe","provider":"Tinder Box","version":"1.0","type":"link"}