Well, I told you might be a while before I get to that pipe because of Christmas.  For example, I spent most of my day Thursday, and 4 hours yesterday putting the grandkids GEO TRACKS together for their Christmas vacation here...

@Londy3
At Amazon, $4.99.

@KA9FFJ
That is one ugly ass pipe--even looking past the condition it's in, it's still damn ooogly! Something about the finish and/or texture of it, I don't know. But I'll certainly be interested to see what you can do with it...if anyone can fix ugly, you can!

I used to have one of these before I smashed it by accident; anyway, this is a pretty good deal if anyone is interested. It's a handsome pipe and a great smoker for only $70; I think new it's about $110, so it's about 35% off new price. 

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/italy/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=527524

I found some rubber plugs that fit tightly in the bottom of the lighter body and around the flint tube.  I think they even have a little “clip in” spot for a spare flint.  I found them on EBay or Amazon, they weren’t very expensive and should be a lot less messy than petroleum jelly.  I would attest to their effectiveness, but I have not used a “normal” Zippo pipe insert in awhile.  I have the butane pipe inserts by Z-Plus.  Zippo and Thunderbird make soft flame as well.  My experience with Thunderbird is “they suck”, the Zippo brand ones I have not used.  I like the aesthetics of the Z-Plus.