Peterson Deluxe S11 with gold band and Upside Down 7?

[RadioRay]

I recently acquired a nice Peterson Deluxe S11. I don't find any information about this pipe with a gold sterling silver band. There also is a
marking that looks like an upside down 7. Can anyone tell me about these attributes?

Thanks.
Ray

 

[Niblick]

11S P-Lip Sterling Band
The upside down 7 should have not been in the die stamp or made it pass a quality control check. They make a bunch of pipes every year.

 

[Craiginthecorn]

Interesting that I have an upside down “7” on this 4S, too. Is it just coincidental that they both happen to be “7”s?



And this same pipe also has a strange flaw that I’ve never seen before — an off-center draft hole on a P-Lip.



Could it be that the upside down number is an indicator of a second? It seems like a stretch though. In this case, it would seem to make more sense to just change the stem rather than stamp the pipe as a second.