Super charming chubby stubby Rhodesian with a great natural virgin finish and handmade acrylic saddle stem. Reverse calabash means that the pipe has an extra chamber in the shank that cools down the smoke. Connoisseurs believe that you can better taste the tobacco when its cooled down. The stem and shank connection on Ascorti reverse calabash pipes are specially designed an developed by Roberto Ascorti. We believe this system is one of the very best in market and thats an important point, when deciding between Ascorti and other brands