Specially manufactured to celebrate the 6th year of the 12-year cycle in the Chinese calendar, the limited edition pipes Year of the Snake are the sixth in a series of pipes that represent the Chinese Zodiac signs. This year’s pipe is a classic Horn in Group 4 (4135) in either Rubybark, Shell Briar and Shell Ring Grain finishes with a hand-cut taper mouthpiece that bears the famous White Spot. Each pipe is fitted with a 10mm Sterling Silver band engraved with the zodiac sign of a snake and is supplied with a specially manufactured soft leather case, which is not available otherwise. This edition is nominally limited to only 529 pieces worldwide in Shell Briar finish, 373 pieces in Rubybark finish and 67 in Shell Ring Grain finish.
Since all numbers containing the digit ‘4’ pipe have been excluded (‘4’ stands for death in various Asian countries), there are actually only 350 in Shell Briar, 300 in Rubybark and 51 in Shell Ring Grain pipes being manufactured, of which only 349 / 299 / 50 pieces will be offered for sale. The edition numbers ‘1’ will be kept in the White Spot archive.
