I like it a lot, Random. It's a pretty much in stark contrast to some of your other pipes - which is not to say I don't like your others, because I do. What most impresses me is that it's a bent pipe.
You don't mention, is this a onepiece, or is the stem removable?I almost want the stem to be bent *slightly* more. Not much, just a little, to better follow the line begun by the shank. Pictures can be deceiving though, so keep that in mind.
The rustication looks alomost like a reverse pebble grain. That must have taken a long time. It's good, but, but in some spots it doesn't seem random enough - with the bit touching down right next to the last place it was, some even in a row. This isn't a bad thing - it just shows up in the pictures, especially since the pictures show it about twice its actual size.
All in all, most excellent. I think buyers of "traditional" shapes will be very drawn to it.