The Molina Striato Smooth Light Brown (RH1) is a muscular Bent Bulldog in Italian-made smooth briar from Molina's Barasso workshop in Lombardy — part of the Striato Smooth Light Brown line, with its signature twin beadlines, faceted diamond shank, Cumberland-toned acrylic stem, and brass shank band.
Molina sits on part of the old Rossi factory grounds in Barasso, the Lombardy district whose name refers to the water-powered mills (mulini) 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.
The Striato series offers 12 classic medium-sized shapes crafted from carefully selected extra-grade briar, available in three finishes: bicolor smooth, dark brown smooth, and brown contrast sandblasted. Offered here in the RH1 — 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. Dressed in the Striato's warm Light Brown honey-toned stain and polished with carnauba wax — a lighter, more approachable take than the Dark Brown variant, with the natural briar grain more visible through the stain. Finished with a Cumberland-toned acrylic saddle stem and brass shank band.
Substantial and full of character — a pipe with genuine swagger and the heft to back it up.
- Shape: Bent Bulldog
- Finish: Smooth Light Brown (carnauba-wax polished)
- Material: Extra-grade briar
- Stem: Cumberland Acrylic Saddle
- Band: Brass Shank Band
- Country of Origin: Italy
Made in Italy.
