{"product_id":"molina-striato-smooth-light-brown-rh1-pipe","title":"Molina Striato Smooth Light Brown (RH1) pipe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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.\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, 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. 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.\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 Light 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":50588503867490,"sku":"998-0301","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1734\/3871\/files\/1_792dd898-fb1f-4a04-b684-e62418eba327.png?v=1790965422","url":"https:\/\/www.tinderbox.com\/products\/molina-striato-smooth-light-brown-rh1-pipe","provider":"Tinder Box","version":"1.0","type":"link"}