Peterson Barrel Rustic Briar Pipe One of the great attractions to pipe-smoking, however unconscious it may sometimes be, lies in the sense of finally getting to sit down and “take a load off” after a hard day’s work. There’s something calming about a pipe that can do the same – just sit down and take care of itself, isn’t there? A light and elegant rusticated extended poker shape with a flat bottom, black acrylic p-lip stem set with a nickel band.