I agree with the above posters, the pipe was probably displayed in a glass case or in a window where it absorbed sunlight causing the oxidation. It could have been on display for as long as eight years if the pipe is a 2004. The box switch implies that the pipe was separated from the box at...
I have a 320 Hercules in the rusticated finish. I wanted the Hercules to avoid the filter insert, and the rusticated finish to avoid fills. It is a fine smoker, and it has a tapered, conical interior bowl configuration.