I put this to the heaviest piper I know. Who knows. Without markings of any kind, it's very difficult to tell when and where it's actually from. The stinger is reminiscent of pipes from he 50s-60s, but they were used for many years after that. There were several companies that produced meers during that time period (Grabow, Kaywoodie, etc.) but most of those are marked.

The story behind it could be true, or it could be total hogwash.