I would look for the KS Business models which are the ones carved by Ascorti and Radice.
OK, that's good to know -- I knew those names intersected at some point, but wasn't sure exactly how.
I do have a bent Astley that I smoke often -- it's a dublin with a conical chamber. Definitely one of the best smoking pipes I own.
Astley pipes are really nice from what I've seen and heard. As Harris pointed out, they're made by some great names -- and those conical chambers are hard to beat for VAs.
Al, those are some great Upshalls. I really like the thick walls -- very handsome pipes.