Viaje HHG Rapier, 4 months of rest have improved these tremendously. I put this one in a single stick Xikar carry case, and when I closed it, the pointy end of the rapier burst at the teeniest amount of downward pressure on it. I had to chop off about an inch, but it smoked fine. If you're gonna travel with then I recommend a horizontal foam carrier, and not a tube type one.