Shape

Bulldog, Rhodesian, bullcap, and bullmoose

The diamond-shank family in Levon Asikyan’s work: bulldog, Rhodesian, bullcap, and bullmoose — how the bowl and the shank change.

A ridge around the bowl

A bulldog has a tapered bowl with a bead or ridge and, classically, a diamond shank. Rhodesian is the same family with a rounder shank. Levon cuts both with the same slimness as his billiards. Bulldog 381/23 is smooth and currently listed when the shop has it. 432/24 and 426/24 sit in the 2024 archive.

Asikyan Bulldog 381/23, Smooth
Bulldog 381/23 · Smooth

Bullcap and bullmoose

Bullcap 401/24 is a shorter, capped reading of the same idea. Bullmoose 420/24 is heavier in the bowl, with a brass band on that plate. The names are traditional. The pipes are still one-off: serial, year, Hand Made.

Asikyan Bullcap 401/24, Smooth
Bullcap 401/24 · Smooth

Rhodesian

Rhodesian 463/25 is the 2025 archive example. If you like the bulldog’s ridge but want a rounder shank in the fingers, start there. Compare it next to 381/23 on this site — same family, different year, different finish.

Asikyan Rhodesian 463/25, Morta, smooth
Rhodesian 463/25 · Morta, smooth
Asikyan Bullmoose 420/24, Smooth, partially art rusticated
Bullmoose 420/24 · Smooth, partially art rusticated