Big fan of Stanwell here. I have three of them + a second (Santana), and they're among my best smokers, that's for sure.
But I have to admit that I'm a bit worried about the recent move of production (from Denmark to Italy). I've yet to hold a Italien made Stanwell in my hand, but I've heard a couple of bad things so far from people who have. Mostly about the finishes.
Also, some of you may have read my blog post a while ago, the one dealing with the new batch of army mounts from Stanwell (that are not army mounted anymore!). http://pipesmagazine.com/arko/pipe-smoking/stanwell-army-mount-not-so-much-anymore/