So Lee was a Peterson's man eh? Figures, he had all those system guns, he would smoke a system pipe!
As an aside, before the internet it was generally believed that the meer he smoked was antique and borrowed from a local collection/museum. Probably complete rot, but you never know :)
There was an interview in which Van Cleef said that it was a Wellington that smoked in GBU. He said that if he dropped and broke a Welli it'd not hurt as bad as it would if he dropped and broke one of his Petes. The Wellies are system pipes too and they smoke very nicely.
I bought a Lee Van Cleef pipe from those guys www.leevancleefpipe.com Smokes excellent and looks identical. Their Lee Van Cleef pipe replicas are closest ones I have seen on the net.If you love this pipe ,then you should really have a look at their site.. I am an amirer of Lee Van Cleef and I watched all of his movies( most of them more than once ) As a pipe smoker I am in love this pipe too ;)
Warm Regards; Ted Pritchard ( Member of NY pipe Club )
Lee Van Cleef was not only an excellent actor but was also in the Navy during WWII and was awarded the bronze star.. He was a sonar operator. In a western., I just don't think you can get much better. There just aren't true bad asses like him anymore. Hell yeah.!
So Lee was a Peterson's man eh? Figures, he had all those system guns, he would smoke a system pipe!
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, before the internet it was generally believed that the meer he smoked was antique and borrowed from a local collection/museum. Probably complete rot, but you never know :)
There was an interview in which Van Cleef said that it was a Wellington that smoked in GBU. He said that if he dropped and broke a Welli it'd not hurt as bad as it would if he dropped and broke one of his Petes. The Wellies are system pipes too and they smoke very nicely.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I see quite a few Wellington's coming up for sale on eBay, might look more closely now!
ReplyDeleteI only have one left. An old one given to me by a forum pal. The ferrule on it is a bit rough but it smokes like a champ.
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous that you have one Chuck.
DeleteI bought a Lee Van Cleef pipe from those guys www.leevancleefpipe.com
ReplyDeleteSmokes excellent and looks identical. Their Lee Van Cleef pipe replicas are closest ones I have seen on the net.If you love this pipe ,then you should really have a look at their site..
I am an amirer of Lee Van Cleef and I watched all of his movies( most of them more than once )
As a pipe smoker I am in love this pipe too ;)
Warm Regards;
Ted Pritchard ( Member of NY pipe Club )
Nice to hear from you Ted and thanks for your comment.
DeleteLee Van Cleef was not only an excellent actor but was also in the Navy during WWII and was awarded the bronze star.. He was a sonar operator. In a western., I just don't think you can get much better. There just aren't true bad asses like him anymore. Hell yeah.!
ReplyDeleteComputers do all the acting nowadays
ReplyDeleteI would love to have the original.
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