Le Baron

▲ (Underside) Le Baron

Le Chevalier

St Claude

▲ Le Chevalier, Saint Claude, France, 105

There is also a "Chevalier" brand

Other knight's head: Royal York

Le Foglie

the brand of Fabrizio Paolucci

Le Nuvole

Pesaro

▲ Le nuvole, Lavorate a Mano, In Italia

▲ (Underside)

Le nuvole

Lavorate a Mano

In Italia

4 [Cloud]

Artisan: Maurizio Tombari (born 1952) collaborates with his wife Stefania.

This brand founded in 1996 offers amazing shapes.

Gradings: a number above a cloud.

Smooth pipes (ascending): 3 to 8
Sandblast pipes: S1 to S3
Rusticted pipes: 1 and 2

Dating: From Jan 1st, 2012 the pipes are stamped with a 2 digits number (12=2012).

Le Pipier de Lunel

▲ J Waille, LUNEL (Upper case letters)

▲ J Waille, Lunel (Lower case letters)

▲ J Waille (No "Lunel" mark )

Others fleur de lis logos: Ajustomatic , Cellini, Duke of Kent , Fleur de lis, Omega , Thomas, Vincenzo Lombardi

▲ J Waille, Lunel (Lower case letters)

Artisan : Jean Waille. He is the son of André Waille (†, pipe carver in St Claude), and nephew of Michel Waille (EWA).
Probable second brand: Captain Patty

Le Roi

▲ (Left side) Le Roi, * * A
(Right side) Lord Nelson, 3008

The grading (**A) and the logo on the stem (L) are very similar to those usualy found on A. Lacroix pipes.

Learned

Sam

no logo on the stem

▲ (Underside)

― [Moon] ―

― intertwined L S ―

― 02 ―

Artisan: Samuel Learned (born in 1936) used to study chemistry and became a lawyer (Patent attorney). He started about 1996 as a part time pipemaker mentored by Jim Margroum (Mr. Groum) and Ed Burak. Stag antler extensions are one of his specialities.

Production: ~ 200 pipes/year

Gradings (ascending): Star, Crescent (moon), Sun

Dating : a two digit number (02=2002) indicates the manufacture year (not always stamped).

Lee

▲ Pipe by Lee, Limited Edition

▲ (Left side) Pipe by Lee, Limited Edition
(Right side) An Authentic, Imported Briar

▲ Logo: 3 seven pointed brass stars.

▲ Pipe by Lee, Limited Edition

▲ Logo: 1 seven pointed brass star

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▲ Logo: 2 five pointed coloured gold stars

▲ (Left side) Pipe by Lee, Limited Edition
(Right side) An Authentic, Imported Briar

▲ 3 five pointed gold coloured stars partly deleted.

This brand was distributed by Stewart-Allen Co, Inc. NY.
Grading (ascending): 1 to 5 stars
Early pipes have seven pointed brass stars, middle run have five points and later pipes are stamped with coloured gold stars.
Lee seconds: Briar Lee , Gold Coast

Box for a 3 star Lee pipe

Leghorn

▲ (Left side) Leghorn

Leghorn : traditional English name for the town of Livorno (Italy)

Legion of Honor

Mastercraft

▲ (Left side) Legion of Honor, Commander (Right side) Algerian Briar, Made in France

Display and store box.

A sub-brand of Mastercraft for pipes imported from France.

Leif

no logo on the stem

▲ (Underside)

― Leif ―

― Crown ―

― Handmade in Denmark ―

A brand from an unknown danish maker.

Leonard's

Portland, Oregon

▲ The Premier, Straight Grain, LEONARD'S On the silver ring A.L. Silver

▲ Leonard's, Meerschaum, Inner Bowl
Aged Imported Briar

▲ (Left side) Leonard's (Right side) Meershaum Inner Bowl

▲ (Left side) Leonard's, Straight, Grain
(Right side) London England

▲ (Left side) Leonard's, Double-Bore
(Right side) London England, 9488

▲ The logo represents the two airways drilled into the stem. (see enlarged views)
Other "twin bore" pipes: Beau Nash, Grand Master, Kaywoodie Allbriar and Durobit, Radice, Siam, Twin Bore