Hello! I need advice on a costume accessory. I have a 16" Curved Stem Tobacco Pipe and I need ideas on how to attach it to my person, so I don't have to carry it in hand all day. I won't be smoking it, so there's no need to worry about it being too hot or ashy. I was thinking of putting it in a belt pouch, but it'd stick out and the stem could snap. That will be my last resort. I'm hoping someone might have better ideas? Thank you!
Here's the pipe.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231988377881?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/231988377881?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
A hard leather belt pouch would prevent it from breaking. Something along this line (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O133556/pen-case-and-unknown/).
Maybe something along the lines of a shoulder holster so it could be tucked out of the way under your arm?
Carry a sword? Maybe add some loops or a tube of leather to the scabbard as a pipe holster?
Won't fit behind your ear like the guys used to store cigs? No?
If you're wearing a hat with any kind of brim or binding, you could work a hat band so that you could slip the pipe in it to secure it. Safe and still making a statement.