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[[File:1599px-Smoking pipe stem curvatures.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Tapered Straight, Slightly bent (semi-straight, half bent) and Bent]]
[[File:1599px-Smoking pipe stem curvatures.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Tapered Straight, Slightly bent (semi-straight, half bent).
*When 5 digits occur, the meaning of the 4 first remain the same.
*|*Numbers 7 & 8 are not used  nowadays as The White Spot now make all mouthpieces as fishtail as standard practise.
*Some sources such as the Pipephil portal, indicate this change in markings occurred in mid-1976, others indicate it was 1974.
*| When 5 digits occur, the meaning of the 4 first remain the same.
*Eventually the stem can be curved (bent), without altering the classification (1= tapered, 2= saddle).  
*| Some sources such as the Pipephil portal, indicate this change in markings occurred in mid-1976, others indicate it was 1974.
*Pipes with fishtail bit receive a stamp (FT) next to the shape number.
*| Before 2000 there were only two classifications for mouthpieces (1= tapered, 2= saddle). After this period, 9 patterns are used (4303, 3903, 5403,...). Today only 7.
*In the encircled group number, letter corresponding to the pipe finish: “S” for Shell; “A” for Bruyere; “T” for Tanshell and “R/B” for Red Bark. *9mm its about filter.
*|Pipes with fishtail bit receive a stamp (FT) next to the shape number.
*120, 196, P, R are old shape names from the 1930's, which the Dunhill reintroduced for the White Spot Collection only.
*| In the encircled group number, letter corresponding to the pipe finish: “S” for Shell; “A” for Bruyere; “T” for Tanshell and “R/B” for Red Bark. *9mm its about filter.
*| 120, 196, P, R are old shape names from the 1930's, which the Dunhill reintroduced for the White Spot Collection only.
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