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It  is most likely a 1918 ES, the shank of which was cracked or broken off around 1923 and repaired at the Dunhill factory by amputation and refitting with a new longer bit.  The 1923  repair effectively lost the essence of the ES shape, but the pipe still remains marginally collectible because of its early date.  
It  is most likely a 1918 ES, the shank of which was cracked or broken off around 1923 and repaired at the Dunhill factory by amputation and refitting with a new longer bit.  The 1923  repair effectively lost the essence of the ES shape, but the pipe still remains marginally collectible because of its early date.  
Back to Loring's articles [https://pipedia.org/wiki/Dunhill#John_C._Loring_Articles '''here''']
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