Still have to decide what to smoke in them first, but they just strike me as English blend pipes. I have been looking at these for a long time, originally liked the ebony finish better, but the more I looked at the sandblast the more I preferred it.
Sandblasted pipes with a nice crontrast dye have to be one of the coolest looking things on earth.
It just reeks beautifully aged.
And I also think of sea creatures/monsters for some reason... Shell patterns and whatnot.