Mastro de Paja Il Ciocco 1972 pipes

Mastro de Paja is now one of the best-known Italian pipe brands in the world, but it hasn't always been that way! When the company was founded in 1972, Giancarlo Guidi was already imagining and designing very high quality pipes. However, manufacturing and selling are two very different things. Knowing how to make a good pipe is one thing, but knowing how to sell your product is quite another. It was only with the arrival of Mr Alberto Montini in 1982 (and the departure of Mr Guidi) that Mastro de Paja pipes really began to be smoked around the world. On this page of our website dedicated to Mastro de Paja pipes, we have chosen to present you to a historic collection, called "Il Ciocco 1972". Classified in the "Elite" range, these pipes have a very special history, as they were designed in honour of the footballer Enzo Bearzot. This legendary figure of Italian football was both a player (he won the World Cup in Spain in 1982) and a coach. As well as his sporting career, he had two other passions: jazz music and... briar pipes! What does ‘1972’ have to do with the name of this collection? Well, 1972 is simply the year in which Enzo Bearzot became assistant coach of the Italian national team (the Nazionale). On www.pipeshop-saintclaude.com, you're in luck, because our team has selected the most beautiful Mastro de Paja Il Ciocco 1972 models in flamed briar!