Thread: Advice on a pipe

I figured this forum would be a good place to ask for advice as many members seem to be pipe smokers.

I had been speaking with my roommate for sometime about getting a corncob pipe. So today, he came back from a vintage market in our area and had bought me a pipe. I'm looking for advice or insight into the pipe itself. It seems to be constructed from sturdy plastic. This baffled me as I'd only ever imagined tobacco pipes being some sort of wood or clay or corncob. The filter mechanism is nothing like I've seen in my brief pipe research as well.

Any insight would be great as I know very little about pipes.
(The pictures were taken with my phone so sorry for the poor quality)