1 maybe by Altinay
2 Altinay pipes use block meerschaum….. smokes just like many other meerschaum pipe. I have two Altinay pipes.
3 Normal patina for all the meerschaum pipes…. ALL of them colored the same area…shank first.
4 Normal
5 If you have only one pipe and you smoke 8 bowls a day…. may be five to ten years. Maybe….