Churchwarden pipe

[citation needed] Such pipes were very popular as an Oriental influence from the seventeenth century onwards in Europe.

They remained most popular in Eastern Europe, as an emblem of the Hussars, cavalry troops with roots in Hungary and Poland, whose employment and influence spread from Russia to France and England during the Napoleonic Wars and brought the pipes with them as part of their characteristic dress.

They have the added benefit of keeping the user's face further away from the heat and smoke produced by combustion in the bowl.

The long stem serves to keep smoke and heated tobacco away from the face and allow for unimpeded views.

The pipe's resemblance to the long "candle snuffer" used by Churchwardens in their duties is also a probable source for the name.