Traded with a member of another forum, got an unsmoked 2010 St. Patty's Day Peterson in the mail today! Breaking her in with McC 5100.
Love this pipe. Very happy. Like the title says, it is my first Peterson, my first big-name pipe!
The XL20 is the shape designation. The XL shapes are the same as the Sherlock Holmes Series. Thr XL20 is the "Rathbone" which is based on the pipe that Basil Rathbone smoked in the first two Sherlock Holmes films
Congrats! I love my Petes. Here on the forums it seems you are either in the group that loves them, or the group that hates them :lol: Personally, I love them. Enjoy the heck out of it!
I love Peterson's flow, the 'lines' in many of their designs are beautiful. Pretty women and classic cars are two of favorite things... So, curves. I like their curves.